School districts creating conversations to fix racism

IT'S STILL UNCLEARWHAT THE NEWSCHOOL YEAR WILLBRING...EVEN THE GOVERNORTODAY POINTING OUTTHAT PLANS ARE STILLBEING FORMULATED...BUT THERE'S BEENNO FINAL DECISIONYET... ON WHETHERSTUDENTS CAN GOBACK TO CLASS ...GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN..I'M KEITH RADFORD..WE DO KNOW THEREWILL BE CHANGES INTHE CURRICULUM ATALL SCHOOLS...AND THAT BLACK LIVESMATTER PROTESTSAGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY... WILL NOWBE USED ASTEACHABLE MOMENTSFOR SOME LOCALSTUDENTS...14 SCHOOLSUPERINTENDENTSACROSS NIAGARA ANDORLEANS COUNTIESSAY THEY WILL NOWADD CONVERSATIONSREGARDINGPROTESTS AND THEREFORM MOVEMENTTO CLASSROOMTEACHINGS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY SAYSSCHOOL LEADERSWANT TO BREAKDOWN ANY BARRIERSTHAT MIGHT DIVIDEUS...PROTESTS AGAINSTPOLICE BRUTALITY --HAPPENED IN MANYPARTS OF THE NATION- INCLUDING BUFFALOAND NIAGARA FALLS...AND NOW LOCALSCHOOL LEADERSWANT TO MAKE SURETHEY CAN HELPSTUDENTS LEAD THECONVERSATION INRACE RELATIONS...DANIEL LJILJANICH."YOU KNOW WHEN ITCOMES DOWN TORACISM - RACISM ISIGNORANCE.AND IBELIEVEIGNORANCE HASALWAYS BEEN TACKLEDBY EDUCATION."DANIEL LJILJANICHIS SUPERINTENDENTOF THE NIAGARAWHEATFIELD CENTRALSCHOOL DISTRICT...HE IS AMONG 14SUPERINTENDENTSFROM NIAGARA ANDORLEANS COUNTIES -WORKINGCOLLECTIVELY TOCREATECONVERSATIONS FORSTUDENTS ABOUTFIXING RACISM...DANIEL LJILJANICH.

"INOUR DISTRICTWEARE ACTUALLYLOOKING AT STARTINGA COMMITTEE ONEQUITY.AND THATWOULD BE EQUITYWITH BOTH REGARD TORACE - THE DIGITALDIVIDE.POVERTY INEDUCATION."MARK LAURRIE.

"ONEOF THE WORST THINGSWE COULD DO IS NOTCONTINUE THISCONVERSATION.IN ASPIRITED, OPEN, LIVELYWAY."THE NIAGARA FALLSCITY SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENTSAYS IT'S CRITICALTO HAVE THESECONVERSATIONS WITHSTUDENTS NOW...MARK LAURRIE.

"TOHAVE OURINFORMATIONPREPARED AHEAD OFTIME..AND TO TALK TOKIDS ABOUT WHATTHEY SAW -- WHATTHEY HEARD -- HOWTHEY FEEL.AND WHATTHEY THINK WESHOULD DO FRANKLYABOUT WHAT'S GOINGON ."EILEEN BUCKLEY.

"THESUPERINTENDENTS ALLAGREE -- THE ISSUESHOULD BE BROKENDOWN INTO THREEPARTS.POLICEBRUTALITY.PEACEFULPROTESTS ANDVIOLENT ACTS."DANIEL LJILJANICH"PEACEFUL PROTEST ISWHAT WE WANT TOTEACH OURCHILDREN.WE DON'TEVER WANT ANYBODYHURT."SOME OF THEBUFFALO PROTESTSWERE MARRED BYVIOLENT ACTS...BUT IN THE CITY OFNIAGARAFALLS...PROTESTSREMAINEDPEACEFUL...THE SCHOOL LEADERSSAY IT'S IMPORTANTTO TEACH AROUNDTHE FIRSTAMENDMENT AND THERIGHT TO PROTESTPEACEFULLY...MARK LAURRIE.

"ANDIT'S REALLY THE LIFEBLOOD OF THECONSTITUTION THELIFEBLOOD OF WHATWE SHOULD NO BEDOING INSCHOOLS.THISSHOULD BE THEHALLMARK OF WHATOUR CONVERSATIONSSHOULD BE ABOUT."DANIEL LJILJANICH "IT'SIMPORTANT FOREVERYONE - WE'REONE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA - SO IT'SIMPORTANT FOREVERYONE."IN NIAGARA COUNTY,EILEEN BUCKLEY, 7EWN.