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Investigate
As an administrator, it is your responsibility to remain calm, firm and deliberate as you gather the facts surrounding a potential bias-based incident.
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Denounce the Act
Silence or a lack of response allows fear, confusion, misinformation and distrust to grow.
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Section Two: When There's a Crisis
What Has Happened? A Latine student and an Asian student have an argument that escalates into screamed slurs and a physical scuffle, observed by more than 50 classmates. An opposing football team refuses to take the
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Speak Up
You’re walking the halls, staying connected, setting high expectations and embracing teachable moments. There’s one more important step. Speak up and out against injustice.
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Make the Most of Teachable Moments
Find moments that can be used for staff and classroom discussion. Focus the conversation on the kind of atmosphere you want at your school and how you can achieve that.
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Set High Expectations
Protect your school against hate, bias and bigotry by setting firm—and high—expectations early and often. And not just for students.
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Stay Current, Stay Connected
Know how students use social media, know how to monitor and set expectations around that usage and decide how to respond when these platforms are used to harm a student or target a group of students.
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Listen, Watch and Learn
Take notes. Identify patterns. Be the person who knows what’s really going on at your school.
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Section One: Before a Crisis Occurs
A school climate that encourages inclusion and promotes tolerance creates an atmosphere in which bias acts are less likely to gain momentum and more likely to be quickly and widely denounced.
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