Board Resolutions

BOARD RESOLUTION ON SCHOOL SEGREGATION

Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center Resolution of Support for Keeping Mt. Diablo Unified School District Unified

WHEREAS, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) exists to provide a rigorous, relevant, and engaging educational experience to all students, and to promote academic excellence, support for all learners, and inclusivity; and

WHEREAS, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District works to recruit, develop, support, value, and retain the talented teachers and educators; and

WHEREAS, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District honors the cultural differences and linguistic needs of our community, engages stakeholders in the education process, and values meaningful community input and participation to advance student achievement and learning in all subject areas; and

WHEREAS, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District strives to treat every student and their families with dignity, respect, courtesy, and cultural sensitivity; and

WHEREAS, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District works in partnership with employees, parents, and the community to be a results-oriented district that involves all schools, departments, and community groups; and

WHEREAS, a secessionist group now seeks to tear apart the Mt. Diablo Unified School District; and

WHEREAS, the secessionist movement will increase segregation in our community, while a unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District will preserve our diversity; and

WHEREAS, the secessionist movement will limit services and programs for our students in greatest need, including special education students, while a unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District will preserve them; and

WHEREAS, the secessionist movement seeks to disenfranchise members of our community, while a unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District protects and promotes all voices in the democratic process; and

WHEREAS, the secessionist movement will disrupt educational services in our community, while a unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District will preserve them; and

WHEREAS, US News and World Report magazine has noted that racist and classist secessionists like those behind NUSD seek to splitter communities and create “whiter and wealthier districts”; and

WHEREAS, secessionist movements use dog-whistle terms like “local control” and “community based governance” their true motives are often racially and economically motivated, and they seek to build walls between communities, rather than bridges of understanding; and

WHEREAS, Mt. Diablo Unified teachers overwhelmingly support keeping MDUSD unified; and

WHEREAS, keeping Mt. Diablo Unified School District unified will best serve all the students of our community;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center stands with a unified Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and against a secessionist movement; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center urges the Contra Costa County Board of Education, and all other decision making bodies to reject the secession of NUSD, and to preserve the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center calls on our members and supporters to contact the Contra Costa County Board of Education, and urge them to reject the NUSD, and to preserve the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

Dan Reynolds, Chair of the Board

 

 

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