Champaign Unit 4 teachers, staff, and families gathered at Westview Elementary School this afternoon and marched to the Mellon Building in support of Black lives. Led by Black Teachers Alliance C-U, the march preceded tonight’s board meeting, where there will be a vote to approve this sign:
Image from Facebook.
Last month, a Black Lives Matter sign that was hung in the window of a Westview classroom was taken down on district orders. Earlier in the summer, the board passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Photo by Julie McClure.
Top photo by Julie McClure.