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V -i il G 1--i S (", <br /> or LEXINGTON <br /> 1"10 0 L <br /> Andrew Stephens, Ed.D. (781) 861-2320, ext. 69103 <br /> Principal astephens@lexingtonma.org <br /> September 2020 <br /> To: The Lexington High School Site Council <br /> From: Andrew Stephens <br /> Re: June Meeting <br /> LHS School Site Council met on June 15th via Zoom. <br /> Present: Andrew Stephens, Cathy Swan, Karen Griffiths, Kate Vogelzang, Sam Offsey„ Erin <br /> Barett, Angela Chang, Ed Li, Sheera Knecht, Khoi Le, Elizabeth Curtin, Suzanne Lau, Katie <br /> Cutler, Lyn Yang, Jen Roney <br /> Absent: Kate Riley, Nancy Sheperd <br /> Approved the May meeting minutes <br /> Goodbye/Hello <br /> *Andrew expressed thanks and farewell to parent rep Ed Li and class of 2020 rep Kate <br /> Vogelzang. <br /> *Andrew welcomed new parent rep, Jen Roney <br /> Debrief of Last Two Weeks' Events and Their Impact <br /> *Andrew gave all of us an assignment over the summer to elevate our own personal <br /> understanding of and about race and the role that racism, oppression and injustice have <br /> played and continue to play in our country. <br /> -you can learn about the historical underpinnings of systemic oppression and injustice <br /> -examine how our institutions, including our schools, reflect systemic racism <br /> -reflect on your own personal beliefs and biases <br /> *Families are trying to learn a lot <br /> -reflect on white privilege <br /> -reflect on Asian privilege <br /> -watching movies and trying to talk about it <br /> -getting comfortable talking about racism <br /> -read White Fragility[ <br /> *This event sparked change <br /> -encouraged by involvement of young people <br /> -Emmet Hill in 1964 sparked change <br />