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Lawrence board members push back on Watson remarks about Indians
Lawrence School Board members including two Native American members criticized the Kansas State Board of Education’s decision to suspend Education Commissioner Randy Watson for 30 days without pay after he likened addressing the pandemic to handling a town raiding by Indians. They urged concrete actions, apology, and an action plan including curriculum changes and removal of Native imagery.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Board of Education
Randy Watson
Lawrence School Board
Watson
Carole Cadue-Blackwood
Cadue-Blackwood
Associated Press
California
Kansas
Ann Mah
Mah
Paula Smith
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Dr. Watson
Smith
State Board
Laura Kelly
Commission On
Racial Equity and Justice
Kansas Association For Native American Education
Kansas State Department of Education
Cadue Blackwood
Kelly Jones
Kelly
Jones
Anthony Lewis
Lewis