How Equity Driven Leadership Preserves Freedom of Speech on School Campuses
When you contemplated a career in education, did you have any idea of the issues you’d be facing? I didn’t! But my desire to make the best learning experience possible for “my kids” kept me going. That plus the fact that I found a way to get my whole team involved in finding solutions — the burden didn’t just rest on my shoulders. Over time, I discovered how equity-driven leadership skills help you face even the thorniest of problems.
For example, in the past, the typical dilemmas about freedom of speech had to do with whether or not a public school teacher could display a religious symbol in their classroom. One particular case was about a teacher who displayed a poster of the US Flag with a caption that read “In God We Trust”.
Today, our debate over flags has shifted to the discourse about the meaning of the confederate flag. These issues are common for many high school principals. And it’s a real challenge to those of you who are passionate about equity-driven leadership. You’re dealing with the conflation of fact and opinion, which makes it imperative to keep the conversation real, focused, and resolvable.