Inside Saranac Lake’s efforts to make school more inclusive

Inside Saranac Lake’s efforts to make school more inclusive

In response to reports of race-based bullying, one of the Adirondacks’ largest school districts has taken steps to make change. But progress comes in face of national efforts to restrict DEI efforts. By David Escobar When Saranac Lake Central School District (SLCSD) rolled out its diversity, equity and inclusion committee in fall 2020, Superintendent Diane Fox said the move was not prompted by a state mandate. Months earlier, Saranac Lake High S…