A Sanilac County family has raised concerns of their daughter in the Croswell-Lexington school district and what they say has been racist comments. The Worth Township family has sought the help of Port Huron’s branch of the NAACP to navigate concerns about racism they say their 14-year-old daughter has faced in Cros-Lex Community Schools. The family says their daughter, who is Black and adopted, has run into regular instances of racism since the seventh grade, but now, a couple of years later, they claim it’s escalated to weekly occurrences. On the heels of the family’s complaint, the district’s board of education is expected to consider an anti-discrimination resolution at its meeting Monday night. In a news release Friday, the district said the resolution would ensure any instance of unlawful discriminatory conduct appropriately reported is addressed and, after an investigation, remediated to end inappropriate conduct. Cros-Lex Board President Katie Gordon also addressed the issue, saying, “We found it necessary to act as a board on this issue because, since the return to the classroom post-COVID, schools across the state, including Croswell-Lexington, have seen an uptick in certain behaviors. While we have always taken a strong stance against discrimination and harassment of any and all unlawful types, we think it important to reiterate this particular policy given some recent occurrences here and statewide. Superintendent Dan Gilbertson says the district and Board will explore further steps to address concerns after Monday’s board meeting. The Cros-Lex board of education meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the middle school media center.
