Big news at Beacon High School: students are planning to boycott school on Monday, and potentially much, longer, to protest what students of color say is a racist school culture.
Follows a student walkout earlier this month:
nytimes.com/2019/12/02/nyr…
Follows a student walkout earlier this month:
nytimes.com/2019/12/02/nyr…
Earlier this week, a white senior who didnt get into her top college choice was heard loudly complaining that her black classmates received college offers only because they were black. News spread quickly. 100s of students met in the Beacon cafeteria last night to plan a protest
I spoke to one of the organizers of the boycott last night who said one of the school's few black teachers encouraged the students to strike.
Organizers are drawing up a list of demands + history of racist incidents in the school
nytimes.com/2019/11/15/nyr…
Organizers are drawing up a list of demands + history of racist incidents in the school
nytimes.com/2019/11/15/nyr…
More on upcoming Beacon protest: some kids will boycott, most will participate in a teach-in at the school led by students. Here’s the list of demands for the admin: 
Beacon’s principal, Ruth Lacey, responded to students today in an email. She also wrote to parents, noting that students who don’t attend class tomorrow will be marked absent. Here are the emails:
