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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Travilah is a well sought out school. Unfortunately, there have been underlying racial issues with some staff and parents which has tainted the school and created false narratives of the principal being “angry”, “aggressive” and “hostile”. Non-white students, staff, and parents (I am a parent myself that has experienced this) have been mistreated and disregarded by some of those “beloved” teachers and front office staff that are no longer there. Unfortunately, there has been retaliation of the principal for bringing these issues to light to camouflage the racial issues that have been haunting the school for years. I’ve had several children attend Travilah and have never seen such a witch-hunt by some of the staff and a few parents. Despite amazing gains with student achievement (top 6% of schools and 5 star rating), increasing test scores (all of which have continued to occur within the last five years) there continues to be a few that want to create lies and false narratives to mask what is really going on. Don’t be fooled. Many of the families are tired of it and ready to speak out about the racism that goes on there towards staff of color and students. [/quote]

Wow this could not be more false. While e have had a great experience at Travilah, reducing the problems the staff has with the principal to just her race is reductive and dismissive of the staff’s lived experiences. The staff who most complained about this principal were Muslim, middle eastern, other black staff members, and Latino. Why are you ignoring the reality? Yes there were some white teachers and staff who complained but the overall makeup is as stated abide. Your post focuses on test scores and numbers when Travilah was always a whole community that focuses on atmosphere, culture and vibe not just numbers. I think that’s why so many staff has left, this principal retaliated against them for using their union rights and fighting for more equity for themselves. There’s more to racial issues than black and white!!! There are many race issues at travilah and many races and cultures represented. You are an outright liar if you’re coming on here to say you, the principal and other families were discriminated against for your skin color. I’ll bet you your kid has other behavioral issues and you haven’t liked being held accountable for it!!! [/quote]

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