Naugatuck Board of Ed. address racist Snapchat incident

Leaders said they are trying to learn from the incident and help dismantle systemic racism in various ways, such as adding Black and Latino history classes. NAUGATUCK, Conn. — During Naugatuck’s Board of Education meeting Thursday evening, education leaders addressed the incident in which the police chief’s daughter was accused of sending racist Snapchat posts two years ago.   “We’ve heard from numerous folks, especially our students of color, black and brown students, that having a voice and being heard is something we need to improve upon,” Superintendent Chris Montini said.  Leaders said they are trying to learn from the incident and help dismantle systemic racism in various ways, such as adding Black and Latino history classes and hiring a more diverse staff.  “We should have been diverse from the start no matter the incident, there should have always been black history taught,” resident Elijah Loucks said.  Community members planning to speak out during the public meeting were not happy they were only able to make comments through the virtual meeting’s chat room. The board stated it would not permit in public session any expression of a personal complaint against school personnel or any person connected with the school system.…
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