It seems Loudoun County’s apology for segregation was not enough. Today Loudoun County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) issued a list of demands for Loudoun County Public Schools. These “Proposed Terms of Conciliation” can be found here.
The following is a summary of the items that the NAACP is “strongly encouraging” LCPS to comply with:
- Facilitate the process required to change the names of Hillsboro Academy and Academies of Loudoun.
- Include NAACP Loudoun Branch as a stakeholder in developing the process LCPS uses to revise its admissions criteria and implement procedures
- Select applicants using the following criteria: (1) final grade of C or above; (2) enrollment in the required level of math
- Provide funding for NAACP Scholarship Fund
- Provide funding to NAACP Education Discrimination Fund used for the purpose of providing LCPS students who have experienced racially motivated incidents with resources, referral, and payment of legal services needed.
- Provide funding to NAACP Victims Compensation Fund used for the purpose of providing LCPS students who have experienced racially motivated violence with resources, referrals, and payment of psychological services needed.
- Develop avenues for additional coaching for teachers and staff resistant to racial literacy training.
- Automatic online notification to the parent, principal, Director of Equity, and appropriate equity representative of any report within the hour of the alleged incident
- Initiate the investigation and response on the same day as the incident
- Complete investigation and prepare report within 48 hours
- Develop and implement an annual equity training program to be provided to all students two times a year (September and January), through a collaborative effort between NAACP Loudoun Branch, Loudoun Freedom Center, and LCPS.
- Develop avenues for additional coaching for teachers and staff resistant to racial literacy training.
The breakdown of Loudoun County Public School student data is here. It shows that 47% of the students are White, 22% are Asian, 18% are Hispanic, 7% are African American and 6% are of mixed races.
Read more details of the NAACP demands here.
