Participants in three Burlington Schools’ diversity programs
To be recognized on June 1

            Participants in three diversity programs within the Burlington School District will be recognized at a June 1 program.

The event will be 7-8:30 p.m. June 1 in the Burlington High School auditorium.
      
Participants from these programs will be recognized:

·        Students who trained their peers in A World of Difference, an anti-bias and school climate program from the Anti-Defamation League.

·        Students from Shades of Ebony, which provides parental involvement, support and tutoring to students of color.

·        Volunteer readers from Reading to End Racism, which features classroom readers from the community.

These three programs have been instituted in the Burlington schools to promote inclusion and respect for all students, increase success for students of color and eliminate racism.
The event is hosted by the School Action Group of the Burlington Study Circles on Race
For more information, contact Lashawn Sells at 316-1828 or lsells@bsdvt.org.

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