'I want to be clear: These kids did this.'
A year-long debate between students of the Central York School District in Pennsylvania and its school board officially came to an end on Monday. Weeks after high school students launched peaceful walk-in protests, the school board reversed its decision to place a freeze on more than 300 anti-racist resources., the resource list was created in the wake of the 2020 uprisings sparked by the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests in the wake of his death.
It drew concerns from some parents in the district —where 32% of its student body is comprised mostly of Black and Hispanic students—and the board decided to place a"freeze" on the resources so they could later be vetted that November. According to Yahoo Life, the board expressed concerns that those in favor of the resource list and anti-racism education were"pushing an agenda.
While the freeze drew in outrage from many, there were some Central York parents who supported the board's decision. An anonymous parent told Yahoo Life,"Books were not banned, an agenda was. School is not the place for politics or identity to be shaped and created. Please leave that job to the families, within their homes and churches."
The Panther Anti-Racist Union was formed in 2020 as a safe space for Central York students to discuss issues surrounding race and social injustice. Students and their parents began voicing their concerns about the freeze during school board meetings. The students began holding daily protests every morning when the 2021-2022 school year began.
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