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NYT Report Details Yearlong Firestorm Over Queen Anne’s School Superintendent’s Note on Racism

October 11, 2021 by Spy Desk

In a front-page article in Monday’s print edition, the New York Times details the firestorm that erupted in Queen Anne’s County last year after the county school superintendent emailed parents a note about racism following the in-custody murder of George Floyd by a police officer.

“Racism is alive in our country, our state, in Queen Anne’s County, and our schools,” Dr. Andrea Kane, the county’s first black school superintendent, wrote in the June 5, 2020, letter.

The email led to the creation of a Facebook group seeking Kane’s ouster, the posting of racist comments, and the election of school board members opposed to Kane, the Times reported.

According to the report:

“Over the last year, the protests and reflection prompted by Mr. Floyd’s death reverberated in school districts throughout the country, as school boards and legislatures reconsidered how and what students should learn about race and racism, from the history of slavery and segregation to the Black Lives Matter movement.

“The debate has sometimes focused on K-12 curriculums after conservative activists began branding a range of topics including history lessons and diversity initiatives as ‘critical race theory,’ an academic framework that views racism as ingrained in law and other modern institutions. The term is now often deployed to attack any discussion of race and racism in American classrooms — pitting educators who feel obligated to teach the realities of racism against predominantly white parents and politicians who believe that schools are forcing white children to feel ashamed of their race and country.”

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Filed Under: Spy Highlights Tagged With: andrea kane, black lives matter, board of education, Education, George Floyd, queen anne's county, superintendent

Dorchester Voters Pick School Board Members; Kent, Talbot Races Unopposed

November 6, 2020 by Spy Desk

Voters in Dorchester, Talbot, and Kent counties elected candidates to 4-year terms on their county school boards.

Dorchester was the only county that had contested school board races.

In District 1, Mike D. Diaz defeated Phil Bramble to win a seat on the Dorchester County Board of Education. Diaz won 62% to 37%.

Susan Morgan ousted incumbent Philip W. Rice, the current school board president, in District 3, winning 68% to 31% for Rice.

Laura Hill Layton kept her District 5 seat, defeating Voncia L. Molock in a rematch of the 2016 election. Layton had 66% to 34% for Molock. In 2016, Layton won 73% to 27%.

In Talbot County, candidates for the three seats up for election ran unopposed.

Candace Henry won District 2, Susan Delean-Botkin was re-elected in District 5, and Mary Wheeler was re-elected in District 6.

In Kent County, Joe Goetz and Francoise Sullivan were unopposed in their bids for the two seats up for election.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Ed Homepage Tagged With: board of education, dorchester county, election, Kent County, Talbot County, vote

Talbot School Board Will Meet March 25 by Teleconference

March 25, 2020 by Spy Desk

Tonight’s meeting of the Talbot County Board of Education will be conducted entirely via teleconference and there will be no public access to the Talbot County Education Center at 12 Magnolia St., Easton.

Board members will participate via conference call and the public will be able to watch the meeting online. Go to www.tcps.k12.md.us and click the click to view button near the top of the page.

The agenda and related documents for tonight’s meeting also may be accessed on the school board’s website. Major topics for tonight include an update from School Superintendent Kelly Griffith on the school system’s COVID-19 response; an update on HB 1300, the Kirwan/Blueprint Bill; and a presentation from the county’s property tax referendum committee.

Agenda items have been condensed to include only those items that require board action at this time.

The public comment portion of the meeting will not take place; however, the board encourages the public to submit their comments in writing to [email protected] and this information will be distributed to board members.

The school board is scheduled to vote to go into closed session at 5 p.m. with the regular open session to begin at 6 p.m.

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Filed Under: Ed Homepage, Ed Portal Lead Tagged With: board of education, coronavirus, Covid-19, Education, meeting, schools, teleconference

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