School Daze: The School Committee Has To Make A Decision!

The Everett Advocate has received a number of phone calls regarding a serious incident involving the interaction between a School Committee member and a minority school leader. This School Committee woman claimed to be accepting of all people and fought hard to become a member of positive change for the School Committee.

The November 2023 city election caused a great divide within the city regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. She claimed the “old Everett” was closed minded and racist against anyone different from them. The “new Everett” is allegedly open-minded, diverse and equity inclusive driven.

This School Committee woman claims to be all of what “new Everett” is and wants. Her campaign was based around diversity, equity and inclusion, stating that our elected officials need to be transparent, be open, honest and accountable with its citizens on how business is conducted. Her actions toward this minority school employee spoke otherwise. She acted derogatory and inappropriately in both words and actions. A formal complaint has been filed by the employee. We are waiting for the review. It will be interesting to see the effect this racist incident will have on the School Committee. Will they see to it that this member will be accountable for her actions? We will continue to monitor this issue and keep the community informed as it unfolds.