LAUSD Does Not Go Far Enough in Calling Out Antisemitism
There’s a special role that educators can play in teaching young people to reject xenophobia and racism.
The past year and a half have unearthed some unfortunate truths in America. In addition to the catastrophic pandemic, we have seen a rise of hate speech and crimes against many communities, including African Americans, Asian Americans, transgender individuals, immigrants and the Jewish community. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, antisemitic attacks in L.A. are up by more than 60 percent so far in 2021.
There’s a special role that educators can play in teaching young people to reject xenophobia and racism. The L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) and the teachers’ union, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), have historically been at the forefront in doing just that. However, recently activists within the union expressed support for a resolution backing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement a
Los Angeles Unified School District doesn t go far enough in calling out anti-Semitism
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After three years as superintendent of the L.A. Unified School District, Austin Beutner gave his final update this morning. Beutner is stepping down from that role this week, when his contract with the district expires.
In his final address to district teachers, staff parents and students, he said it was an honor to lead the district. Los Angeles Unified is well on the path to recovery with safe school environments, record amounts of school funding, renewed trust and collaboration with the families we serve and a demonstrated ability to help students achieve dramatically better outcomes in schools. The future of our community is in our public schools and I m pleased to say that the future looks bright, Beutner said.