COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch Intermediate School District Board of Education passed a resolution Wednesday that supports the eradication of racism.
The resolution states the Board of Education and the BISD stand firmly against all acts of individual and systemic racism and that they believe that children begin their lives without hatred and bigotry.
Board President Ken Norton said the resolution was suggested by the State Board of Education and edited to make it fit the district’s situation.
It also said they “believe that educators should be life-long learners about race and racism and should be provided the necessary resources to facilitate discussions of race and racism, to help themselves and students understand history and humanity from diverse points of view, and to challenge themselves and students to ground perceptions in facts.”
The resolution ended by saying the BISD Board of Education stands against any and all acts of racism, disrespect, violence, and inequitable treatment of any person.
