7 steps parents can take to combat racism in their children’s schools

How parents can keep their children safe at start of school year

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security say there are things parents and students can do at the start of the school year to boost safety.

7 steps parents can take to combat racism in their children’s schools

Solomon Desta was working one day last May when he got a call that three of his son’s white classmates at Olathe South High School had handed him a piece of metal with the N-word carved into it. Desta was angry. “It was a Friday around 3 p.m. and they were trying to tell me things were handled correctly,” he said. “I said ‘No. When I come on Monday I will have to talk to you face-to-face.’ … I had to protect my son.” Research from the U. S. Gove…