My take on this email from the school…..some staff goes into a bathroom stall after hours, writes “Homo” on the wall….next thing you know you can have a groomer meeting……
Dear Arlington Public Schools Community,
I am writing to share my disappointment in recent events that have taken place in our schools and across the Town of Arlington, involving vandalism of Town and School property with harmful racist, anti-semitic, and homophobic graffiti. In response to these events, we have worked with Town of Arlington Officials, Commissions, and Departments to develop and
post this statement to our website condemning such acts of discrimination.
I will continue to work with our administrators to both respond to these instances of intolerance and to proactively design programming that fosters and sustains a culture of inclusivity and belonging in our schools. To share a few examples of these efforts, we were pleased to host a forum for our LGBTQIA+ community at Arlington High School yesterday evening. We are also looking forward to celebrating Heritage Day at OMS on Friday and to implementing inclusion workshops at Arlington High later this month, among other initiatives. We invite you to speak with your children about these incidents as you find it appropriate and to partner with us by reporting any concerns to an administrator.
Thank you, and we hope you and your students are staying safe, warm, and dry today.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth C. Homan, Ph.D.
Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools
**This message is automatically translated based on families’ documented preferred home language. To change the language in which you receive APS communications, please contact your child’s school.
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