The Francis Howell School District recently passed a resolution in response to racism and discrimination. They spoke out against it at their Aug. 20 meeting in order to stand firm against acts of both individual and systemic racism. The resolution was brought about because of the social inequalities that have become increasingly more prevalent in the past couple of years.

“Just kind of noticing that, we wanted to make a statement that the Francis Howell School District is acknowledging that there are some inequities within our society,” FHSD Board of Education member Douglas Ziegemeier said. “We are going to do our best to create an equitable and diverse school setting in our district.”

The board had many goals in mind when releasing this resolution. The main goal is to create an environment for students that is accepting of people and their background. They want to create a school district and a learning environment that is inclusive of everyone.

“Us as a school district is going to help facilitate an environment for the students that’s accepting of people’s race, culture, any basic background like sexual orientation, how they identify, etc.,” Ziegemeier said.