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By Joel Malkin May 27, 2021 The Palm Beach County School Board is keeping its Equity Statement in place, but members voted 4-3 Wednesday evening to remove the line about "dismantling structures rooted in white advantage." The vote was taken after more than a hundred members of the public spoke during an hours-long meeting. "I see that you want to talk about skin color. You don't want to teach kids that they can do anything that they can do and that the system isn't rigged against them. It's based on their efforts and hard work." George Borowski also called out the board members for their...

By Joel Malkin May 27, 2021 The Palm Beach County School Board is keeping its Equity Statement in place, but members voted 4-3 Wednesday evening to remove the line about "dismantling structures rooted in white advantage." The vote was taken after more than a hundred members of the public spoke during an hours-long meeting. "I see that you want to talk about skin color. You don't want to teach kids that they can do anything that they can do and that the system isn't rigged against them. It's based on their efforts and hard work." George Borowski also called out the board members for their...

By Joel Malkin May 27, 2021 The Palm Beach County School Board is keeping its Equity Statement in place, but members voted 4-3 Wednesday evening to remove the line about "dismantling structures rooted in white advantage." The vote was taken after more than a hundred members of the public spoke during an hours-long meeting. "I see that you want to talk about skin color. You don't want to teach kids that they can do anything that they can do and that the system isn't rigged against them. It's based on their efforts and hard work." George Borowski also called out the board members for their...

More than 100 people spoke to members of the Palm Beach County School Board before the 4-3 vote in favor of cutting out the statement.

More than 100 people spoke to members of the Palm Beach County School Board before the 4-3 vote in favor of cutting out the statement.