I don’t think this is even legal. Did the Issaquah School District attorney check current Civil Rights laws? This sounds sooooo wrong!
School board defends segregated meetings, says “non-white parents feel more comfortable”
SEATTLE, WA – In the category of offense and ignorance, a Seattle-area school board is defending its use of racially segregated meetings to select a new superintendent because “non-white parents feel more comfortable “surrounded by other people similar to them.”
The Issaquah School Board has decided it would be acceptable and appropriate to separate parents by race when attending meetings to replace retiring superintendent Ron Thiele.
One of these meetings was labeled, ”Meeting for Parents/Guardians of Color and Parents/Guardians with Students of Color.”
One parent called the segregated meetings “absurd” and “offensive,” and questions the legality of such a move:
“If you’re wondering how to structure these meetings so that you’re inclusive: First and last, consult the Civil Rights Act, (which) will prevent … this problem that’s going on.”
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