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View Comments Update, April 29: The HSE school board voted 6-1 on April 28 to slightly adjust the times for the school day to aid transportation schedules. Board member Brad Boyer was the no vote. The new times for 2021-22 are 8:30 to 3 p.m. for high school and 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. for intermediate/junior high. Elementary schools remain 7:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. Original story, Nov. 12, 2020: Hamilton Southeastern secondary students will be able to sleep later into the morning beginning next sc...

A dozen parents and grandparents criticized diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at Carmel Clay Schools to the school board on Monday night. Calling the efforts political and promoting a “woke set of ideology," they criticized saying DEI emphasized differences which led to intolerance and bulling for those who disagree. They called for it to be removed from schools and condemned critical race theory, a concept that examines systemic racism as a part of American life. District leaders...

The HSE Board of School Trustees approved her hiring in a 5-2 vote at a special meeting on Thursday, ending a process that started late last year when current superintendent Allen Bourff announced his retirement. Board members Brad Boyer and Suzanne Thomas were the no votes.  She’s currently assistant superintendent for the School Town of Munster and starts as the leader of HSE on July 1. She will be the first woman to lead the district in more than a decade. The appointment wasnt with...

Hamilton Southeastern Schools will have a virtual racial justice town hall later this month. The district announced the event, scheduled for 7 to 8:15 p.m. March 23, on Thursday. It will be via Zoom and include breakout room discussions. Attendance is limited to 300 people, per capacity limits on Zoom, HSE spokesperson Emily Pace Abbotts said. The town hall is the first community event for the public to comment to the district on diversity, equity and inclusion since Superintendent Allen Bourff...

Outcry over HSE letters on BLM & Carmel police bodycam footage Indianapolis Star © Robert Scheer/Indianapolis Star Aaron Ferris, of Fishers, holds up a sign endorsing Black Lives Matter, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, during a protest involving about two dozen people who stood outside a Hamilton Southeastern Schools board meeting. "I want my kids taught Black history," Ferris said. "Black history is our history." HSE superintendents letters on Black Lives Matter cause outcry Rough...

Feb 11, 2021 / 06:25 AM EST FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — Families in the Hamilton Southeastern Schools district said Wednesday they will not back down until Superintendent Allen Bourff steps down. Concern continues to grow across the district. Thousands have signed petitions disagreeing with the way Bourff suggested teachers discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement in the classroom. On Wednesday night, nearly 20 people stood holding signs in subfreezing temperatures and snow to send a message to th...

Bourff called it "One of the most significant issues of our time.”  "Too little too late,” said parent Amber Welch, who also stood outside the school board meeting with a sign.  Credit: Hamilton Southeastern Schools At the meeting, HSE school board President Jane Pritchett apologized for Monday’s letter.  "We know that our students, teachers, and community deserve more than an apology. We must commit to reopen relationships, restore trust and prevent this hurt in the future,” said P...

Feb 9, 2021 / 10:46 PM EST FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — More than 1,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Hamilton Southeastern Schools Superintendent Allen Bourff to step down. They’re criticizing how he wants the Black Lives Matter Movement addressed in classrooms. The petition created by parent Amber Welch calls for Bourff’s replacement to be, in her words, someone of higher character, preferably a person of color. Welch also said current events and history need to be taught...

Dr. Allen Bourff told faculty to treat it as a political issue and not a social issue. Author: Dustin Grove Updated: 6:10 AM EST February 12, 2021 FISHERS, Ind. — The superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern Schools is taking heat for a letter issuing guidance to teachers on how to teach about the Black Lives Matter movement. "I have heard from a number of parents who are concerned that we are advancing the cause of Black Lives Matter, a political movement withi...

Feb 5, 2021 / 01:50 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Eight central Indiana school districts are raising concerns about ILEARN testing this year. The group points to constraints due to the pandemic. ILEARN In response, the group of superintendents signed and sent a letter to the State Department of Education, asking Indiana to reconsider the student assessment test. In part the letter said “The testing plan is unreasonable and unrealistic given the current operation of schools this year. We req...