The organization “Families Organizing for Racial Justice at Newton North High School” is a chapter of a larger organization with a goal to “unify parents, caregivers, students, educators and administrators who are committed to learning and helping our children learn to be actively antiracist and stand up for racial justice.” Chapters of the larger organization “organize events to build inclusion and develop ties within their school communities by establishing affinity groups, interactive workshops, and joint events between PTOs and Creative Arts and Sciences Committees.” These chapters “work to support, compliment and enhance the efforts of school teams to advance systemwide antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.”
The chapter at Newton North High School has a page online that promotes racial “Student Affinity Groups at NNHS.” The affinity groups listed are “Asian American Pacific Islander Affinity Group,” “Asian American Culture Club,” “Black Leadership Advisory Council,” “Hispanic Y Latinos Unidos,” “South Asian Student Association,” and “Dover Legacy Scholars,” which serves as a “mentorship program for NNHS’s Black & Latinx students in grades 10-12.” Affinity groups are groups of people segregated by their characteristics, such as race and ethnicity.
Newton Public Schools has more information about Dover Legacy Scholars posted on its website. The school district explains:
DLS is a community within NNHS of young Black and Latinx scholars: students who work hard and are interested in pursuing their academics seriously. Scholars are involved in extracurricular life and are experiencing success at the ACP or honors level. They seek challenge. In…
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