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Civil Discourse & Citizenship

At our opening faculty and staff meetings, Peter Horn, an independent education consultant and researcher with 18 years of experience as a classroom teacher, led a discussion about how to handle civil discourse in the school environment. We share this with you so that you are aware that while we cannot prevent political conversations from happening at school, as Mr. Horn shared with us, we want to develop civil discourse skills within our community “to navigate difficult topics in ways that affirm common humanity.”
To that end, we will be piloting optional student forums at each divisional level for students to share their feelings and views on topics such as the upcoming elections and other relevant current events as the school year progresses. The goal is to offer dedicated spaces that encourage individual student voices in a facilitated group discussion format. Please note that these student-only forums will be based entirely on student interest and are completely optional. 

If you have any questions about our policy or student forums, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Owen-Williams and Mrs. Douglas. We ask that while on campus, our larger community of parents/guardians adhere to our political speech policy and remember to always lead with our Pillars of Kindness, Honor, Purpose, and Respect.
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