An impassioned Nicky Buck urged fellow Red Wing School Board members to start meeting Native American studentsâ needs.
The board met on April 19 and approved a response to the American Indian Parent Advisory Committeeâs (AIPAC) findings presented March 8. The AIPAC issued a resolution of non-concurrence, which means that committee members determined the district has not been meeting American Indian studentsâ needs as required under state law.
âThe district did fail me by not setting up things for me to learn the way that I learn with my culture, my traditions and my language,â Buck said. âAnd now, as I m watching that next generation come up you know, like I said I pulled my own kids from the school so I can engulf them with their culture, traditions and language so that way when they get in that outside world that they re not struggling to survive. So I really appreciate everybody s time and effort into this.â