Meeting Time: January 27, 2021 at 4:00pm PST
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Agenda Item

W.-1 21-0194 Adoption of the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2021-0037 - Reparations for Black Students.

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    Kathleen Cornetta almost 4 years ago

    I am in full support of this resolution and I am very happy to see the hard work so many have done to get this on the agenda.

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    Carol Delton almost 4 years ago

    I support the reparations for black students initiative and appreciate OEA for bringing this forward.

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    Quinn Ranahan almost 4 years ago

    I support reparations for a Black students and families

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    Clarissa Doutherd almost 4 years ago

    As a mother with an OUSD public school student, I am in strong support of this critical initiative the Reparations for Black Students Fund, which prioritizes Black students and families impacted by decades of institutional racism and discrimination. Our children deserve to be a priority to the OUSD Board, Superintendent, Administrators, Principals, Educators, Community Now! We are calling on you to pass the Reparations for Black Students Resolution and commit to creating a plan and fundraising for the resources Black Students are owed.

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    Heath Madom almost 4 years ago

    Support reparations for black students!

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    Sara Shepich almost 4 years ago

    I am a Kindergarten teacher at Global Family Elementary in District 5. The district needs to support our Black students always, and now more than ever. I want my students to feel loved, cared for, and free. How can OUSD claim to "serve the whole child" if they don't support the Reparations for Black Students resolution? As a teacher, I fully the support the resolution and ask the Board to agendize for the 2/10 and 2/24 meetings.

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    AnnaMaria Luera almost 4 years ago

    I support the Reparations for Black Students resolution and ask the School Board to agendize the resolution for 2/10 and 2/24 - so it is voted on and passed by the end of Black History Month.

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    Kim Miyoshi almost 4 years ago

    I am a parent of two Black students in OUSD. One at Oakland Tech and one at Edna Brewer. I fully support the Reparations for Black Students resolution and ask the School Board to agendize the resolution for 2/10 and 2/24 - so it is voted on and passed by the end of Black History Month!

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    Katie Rodgers almost 4 years ago

    Make Oakland proud by adopting reparations for Black students. In the Black Panthers 10 pt program they outlined that "We Want Education For Our People That Exposes The True Nature Of This Decadent American Society. We Want Education That Teaches Us Our True History And Our Role In The Present-Day Society." The Black students of Oakland deserve this and so much more. Act in the legacy of the Black Panthers. Support this resolution. Do the right thing.

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    Shelby Ziesing almost 4 years ago

    I call on the board to unanimously adopt this resolution and in doing so answer the call of black students, families, and educators. Our city and our schools need black reparations now!

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    Susan Keen almost 4 years ago

    I support the Reparations for Black Students Resolution. Now is the time. Join educators, students, families, and community members in support of this resolution.

    We are calling on the Board to take bold action and listen to the call from Black Oakland for what is owed to Black Students. We owe Black Students a plan of action that names the inequities within the system and responds with the appropriate resources to repair harm and lift up their brilliance. Our Black Students deserve more than a school district that shuts down their schools and teaches the skills to survive. Here, we have the opportunity to provide an education and community to allow our Black Students to thrive.

    Will you unanimously voted to approve this resolution?

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    EleanorRose Fife almost 4 years ago

    As a Black OUSD student, we deserve investment. Our needs should not be secondary. Our systems should uplift and encourage Black students, not demean and belittle them. We've consistently been failed. We deserve environments that inspire academic and personal growth. This is not inessential, this obligatory.

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    Sarah Goudy almost 4 years ago

    Black Students deserve to be a priority to the OUSD Board, Superintendent, Administrators, Principals, Educators, Community Now!
    We are calling on you to pass the Reparations for Black Students Resolution and commit to creating a plan and fundraising for the
    resources Black Students are owed.

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    Rosenda Thomas almost 4 years ago

    Please please the resolution on Reparations for Black Students.

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    Ronan Gillespie almost 4 years ago

    Vote yes! We cannot lose another Black school nor Black teacher. Put in place the supports that students, families, and staff needs! Make it matter that you passed the George Floyd Resolution. And immediately halt the layoffs of SSOs, who we NEED at our schools to be culture keepers that provide the support that keeps students out of the school to prison pipeline.

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    Naomi Katz almost 4 years ago

    I support the reparations for Black students initiative.

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    Olivia Udovic almost 4 years ago

    Please support this incredibly important resolution and demonstrate your commitment to Oakland’s black students.

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    Amanda Seaton almost 4 years ago

    Reparations for Black students now. This is critical!

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    Sydney Dexter almost 4 years ago

    Reparations for our Black students are long overdue. I urge you to unanimously pass the Reparations for Black Students Resolution.

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    Divya Farias almost 4 years ago

    Vote yes! We cannot lose another Black school nor Black teacher. Put in place the supports that students, families, and staff needs! Make it matter that you passed the George Floyd Resolution. And immediately halt the layoffs of SSOs, who we NEED at our schools to be culture keepers that provide the support that keeps students out of the school to prison pipeline.