A California assistant superintendent sent an email to students claiming they will start offering a “white student support circle” amid the guilty verdict was given to Derek Chauvin.
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The email was sent the week of April 29 where Piedmont Unified School District superintendent Cheryl Wozniak said there will be “a restorative community circle next Thursday, April 29, from 3:30-4:30 to support White students who would like to discuss how the trial, verdict, and experiences related to the George Floyd murder are impacting you. Ms. Jean and Ms. Ina will be holding a space for our white students to process, share, and listen to one another.”
In response to the leaked email, Superintendent Randall Booker called it a “poor choice of words” and said the district’s intent was to provide a safe space for BIPOC to express their feelings in the verdict’s aftermath.
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“A poor choice of words in the subject line of the invitation to White students led to the perception that White students needed the same kind of “support” as our BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and people of color] students. Students of all racial backgrounds rightfully pushed back on that idea. We agree, and we want to affirm in the strongest terms that our commitment is to give all students a place to express their feelings and to learn how to engage in important issues.”
SOURCE: Newsweek