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Meeting Date:
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5/22/2025 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Board Resolutions
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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12.4 Resolution of the Board of Education of the City of Newark in Support of Pride Month June 2025
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Strategic Plans:
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Priority 3.1 3.1 Communicate a shared vision and plan for developing, supporting, and sustaining positive culture and climate in all classrooms,
schools, and departments across the district. Priority 3.2 3.2 Implement processes and practices to infuse a collaborative, equity-driven, and responsive culture and promote communication and
trust throughout the system.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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WHEREAS the Newark metropolitan area has a diverse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community;
WHEREAS many residents, students, family members, and school personnel are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community, and they contribute greatly to the enrichment of our schools and Newark community;
WHEREAS, although advancements have been made with respect to equitable treatment of LGBTQIA+ persons, LGBTQIA+ persons still face discrimination simply for being who they are, thus making it important for all districts and all communities to stand up and show support all our students, staff, and families who are affected;
WHEREAS many cities across the United States recognize and celebrate June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month;
WHEREAS June has historically become a symbolic month in America in which LGBTQIA+ persons and allies come together in various celebrations of pride to support the community’s right to live their lives out loud;
WHEREAS the Rainbow Flag, created in 1978, is a flag with six distinct colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet) that has come to be known as the internationally recognized symbol of the LGBTQIA+ community; and
WHEREAS, the Progress Flag, created in 2018, has added five arrow-shaped lines to the Rainbow Flag (including black and brown stripes to represent LGBTQIA+ communities of color along with the colors pink, light blue, and white which are used on the Transgender Pride Flag), and the Progress Flag is now recognized as understanding the intersections within the LGBTQIA+ community and honoring LGBTQIA+ people of color (whose activism inspired the very first Pride Month) as well as people of different gender identities;
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Funding :
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Recommendation to the Board:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby declares the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in our schools and invites everyone to reflect on ways we all can live and work together with a commitment to mutual respect and understanding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board, in conjunction with others throughout this state, hereby extends support for the celebration of Pride Month, June 2025.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Nancy J. Deering - Director of Board Relations
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Signed By:
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Brenda Liss - General Counsel
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member Helena Vinhas seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby declares the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in our schools and invites everyone to reflect on ways we all can live and work together with a commitment to mutual respect and understanding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board, in conjunction with others throughout this state, hereby extends support for the celebration of Pride Month, June 2025.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Josephine Garcia | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Vereliz Santana | Yes | | Allison K. James-Frison | Yes | | Kanileah Anderson | Yes | | Helena Vinhas | Yes | | Louis Maisonave, Jr. | Yes | |
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