The dog days of summer are upon us, and with it comes the anticipation of another school year just around the corner. That excitement is only intensified for the students of Rockwood School District 603 who, despite having their middle school vaporized in the process, welcomed 100 Xenorxian Saucer Being students to the community last year. With that in mind, school administration is looking to improve just a bit on intergalactic inter-school relations.
My administration has worked hard over the summer to design and implement programs to insure student success toward key goals, with a particular emphasis on intergalactic diversity education. If I can be candid, some parents and students within District 603 have been less than welcoming of our growing Xenorxian immigrant community. Without "pointing fingers," this has too often led to unnecessary incidents of misunderstanding and vaporization.
That is why in June I appointed Assistant Superintendent Kevin Harris to head a District Diversity Task Force aimed at building an educational bridge to the Xenorxian community. Over the past 6 weeks Mr. Harris worked closely with community leaders, including Supreme Overlord Q'klogmu, to develop new educational guidelines and teaching materials to foster a district-wide spirit of tolerance.
See Iowahawk for the details.
The Xenorxian Saucer Beings may be coming to a school district near you and their culture, though different from our own, deserves the respect and tolerance which we strive to be renowned for.
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