Posted3/15/2021 5:30 AM The improvement of equity and equitable opportunities in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 -- and what exactly that means -- are among the issues in the campaign for three seats on the district's board of education. Some of the nine candidates see the issue as primarily one of racial equity within the culture of the district. Others interpret it more broadly to include how educational and other resources are allocated among its five main schools.
Candidate Tim McGowan said recent Freedom of Information Act requests have brought to light inequities that affect all students of the district, such as a large disparity between the numbers of Black and white students being suspended. He believes improved education of teachers and staff about these issues can help them better serve students.