Members of the Newark School of Global Studies Black Student Union say they are taunted by classmates and marginalized by staff and administrators
is a public high school that opened two years ago as what the district described as “a place where a diverse student body converges with no borders.”
Board members have been invited to join Mayor Ras Baraka, a former Newark high school principal, to address the School of Global Studies situation and the broader issue of race relations during a town hall-style meeting at 6 p.m. at Newark City Hall on Feb. 15. The event, titled, “Black and Latino Unity Through Education,” is open to the public.
In addition to the sensitive nature of racial/ethnic relations, the overlapping roles of some people have complicated the situation. For example, Board President Dawn Haynes’ daughter, Akela, a high school junior, was transferred out of Global Studies last November after a physical altercation with a LatinX classmate.
The mayor had attended the meeting and was on the sidewalk with a police officer hired for security, Haynes, Akela and Haynes’ baby daughter. A friend of Reyes made a cell phone video of the encounter, in which the mayor appears surprised by the encounter and leaves it up to the officer to keep the peace.
Dearing, the district spokesperson, said, “there is an appeal process that parents or families can request when they believe any action is unfair or incorrect. "“How would you feel every morning if you wake up and remember that you’re going to a place that doesn’t want you there?” Samiyah Dunham told board members.
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