Redlands school board to discuss racial issues

Redlands pastors pray for school board, LGBTQ+ students at vigil

More than 50 people came together in Redlands on Tuesday afternoon, June 10, to pray — for the city’s public school leaders. The crowd gathered under a series of white canopies, taking refuge from the 92-degree heat on the lawn of the Redlands Unified School District office. They sang and prayed for the Redlands school board to make choices that are inclusive of all students, particularly its LGBTQ+ community. RELATED: Coalition of Redlands chur…

Redlands school board to discuss racial issues

The Redlands school board will discuss two resolutions centered on racism in schools. One looks to teach about “white supremacy and systemic discrimination” and the other opposes lessons that “promote division, collective guilt or racial stereotyping.” At its Tuesday, June 10, meeting, the Redlands Unified School District board will do a first reading of the two proposed resolutions. One, which mirrors a 2020 resolution OK’d by the board, is tit…