STOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Hundreds of people packed a Dearborn school to passionately discuss banning six books some say are inappropriate for school-age children.

It’s take two on Thursday for a Dearborn school board meeting that went off the rails during a discussion on banning books.

DEARBORN –American Federation of Teachers local unions who are active in the Dearborn community released the statement below prior to the Dearborn Board of Education meeting tonight at Stout Middle School. The statement can be attributed to:David Hecker, President, AFT MichiganJane Mazza, President, Dearborn Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 681)Al Lerini, President, Dearborn Federation of School Employees (AFT Local 4750)Eric Rader, President, Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 1650)Kirsten Herold, President & Margaret Mikula, Dearborn Chair, Lecturers’ Employee Organization (AFT Local 6244)“Dearborn educators are committed to providing a quality education to every single student and ensuring our classrooms are safe, inclusive environments for all, including our LGBTQ students and their families. As we have before, we need to stand together as a united community to care for one another. We stand united with the Dearborn LGBTQ community and all students, parents, educators, and staff over political division. We will never stop working hard for our students to ensure they have the best education possible and safe, supportive schools and classrooms.”###

After cutting their first meeting short on Monday, Dearborn Public Schools is hosting a board meeting Thursday evening amid controversy over a new effort to reevaluate library books for age-appropriateness.

In line with growing scrutiny across the U.S. over school library books and their appropriateness, Dearborn Public Schools has developed a committee that will review existing and potential literary additions that are of concern to parents.

After an angry crowd shut down Monday’s Dearborn School Board meeting, the district is moving the continuation of the discussion to a larger venue for Thursday.

A board meeting will resume for Dearborn Public Schools at Stout Middle School on Thursday after Monday’s board meeting was suspended because of an “unruly” crowd and tight space.

DEARBORN, Mich. - An eighth grade student at Stout Middle School in Dearborn said one of her teachers made racist and insensitive remarks regarding her Muslim heritage. The student reported the comments in a written statement. She said the teacher didn't deny the comments at a meeting with the principal and her mother was told the remarks were misinterpreted. After the incident Sept. 23 that she had reported, the student said the teacher sat on her desk in her personal space. "This teacher clearly has a bias against Muslim women who wear the headscarf," Fatina Abdrabboh, with the Muslim American Advocacy League, said.

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