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Dear Justice Pyramid Families,
We are writing to you as your Pyramid Principals to let you know how disheartened we are in light of current events. Racism and hate have no place in the Justice Pyramid, rather our schools are places that strive towards inclusiveness and compassion for all while providing hope for the future.
Our staff is here to support children to process information and to learn and speak about kindness, justice, and what it means to be a good citizen. We will continue to work together to identify ways to have these important conversations with our staff and students. Our schools are committed to continue engaging in professional learning on equitable and culturally responsive practices, to challenge racism and injustice while promoting inclusive school communities where diversity is valued.
Here are a few resources for families on these topics:
As always, we thank you for your trust. We thank you for your partnership. We are hopeful about our future because the students and staff of the Justice Pyramid will continue to lead the change.
Respectfully,
Maria Eck, Justice High School
Katie Madigan, Glasgow Middle School
Julie Easa, Bailey’s Primary Elementary
Marie Lemmon, Bailey’s Upper Elementary
Karim Daugherty, Beech Tree Elementary
Cecilia Vanderhye, Belvedere Elementary
Cindi Choate, Glen Forest Elementary
Rebecca Forgy, Parklawn Elementary
Maureen Lopez, Sleepy Hollow Elementary
Additional Resources:
Books for parents teaching young children:
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
Books to for teenagers and adults to read:
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You byJason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr.Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings byMaya Angelou
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age ofColorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for theTwenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color byCherríe Moraga
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of RacialInequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk AboutRacism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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