The Equity 220 webpage serves as a way to provide our school community with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of our equity work in the district. Barrington 220 is focused on:
- Eliminating racial and social equity barriers in school district educational programs, services, policies and practices
- Creating and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion and respect both in our school system and in all aspects of our school community
- Ensuring that we are reaching and engaging disenfranchised people in our schools and community and helping them express their voice
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Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) Americans.
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On June 19, 1865, nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free from bondage.
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National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month is celebrated September 15 to October 15 to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success.
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Contact
Nate Rouse
Director of Equity, Race & Cultural Diversity Initiatives
nrouse@barrington220.org
847.842.3531