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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. If that’s the kind of environment I’m in what can I do to change that if I am low in the hierarchy? I think it’s such a problem.[/quote]

I will be honest that the emotional heavy lifting of dealing with low key racists every day burned me out. Not so much for myself, but because I saw the impact on the students year after year. I wanted to leave by year three. Then two things happened. My school started a chapter of the minority scholars program. Then, there were two staff members publicly committed to speaking up for students and teaching them to self-advocate when teachers discriminated. The other thing was that we finally hit the tipping point through retirements and had a staff open to some uncomfortable conversations about bias. Otherwise, I would have left at the end of that year. [/quote]
That’s awesome. Unfortunately, our admin ( both principal and AP) continue with micro- aggressions and digs towards those staff members who are considered “other”. Obviously it trickles down to teachers who contribute to a really bad school environment. If we say something, we hear the ever dreaded “in America”, even though I’ve been in the US for decades. [/quote]

I’m sorry. Maybe start with MSP at your school. Or begin a chapter if you need one. Ultimately though, there is a toll on emotional and physical health that you might have to prioritize. The whole put your oxygen mask on first thing is actually really life saving for those engaging in anti-racism work. And sometimes that looks like leaving a school that is so toxic that it requires a change in admin to even start talking about race.[/quote]

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