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Channel: civicusa11
Date: 2023-01-15

After the United State Department of Education determined that Victor Valley Unified High School District had been discriminating against Black students through its disciplinary process, Project FAIR has been holding meetings to assist parents and students to have a voice, learn about their rights, and participate in solutions to address discrimination in their school district. 

At the meeting, Victor Valley Unified School District Director of Student Services Michael Williford, Maggie Watson, a mental health clinician at Silverado High School, and Amber Maski, mental health clinician at Victor Valley High School, discussed mental health, micro-aggressions, placement of students in individualized education programs, the negative impact of racism, and what the district is doing to ensure equal treatment of its students. 

The district is applying for grants to improve its programs and to provide resources to the community.