Epistemic Violence: Education Policy and Minoritized Community Perspectives

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session 11
  In Roundtable Session: Navigating Violence, Deservedness, and Law Enforcement in the Social Contexts of Schooling

Abstract

The purpose of this inquiry is aligned with the 2018 AERA theme: The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education. We are in the midst of a pivotal historical moment as past educational injustices shape the current educational landscape and educational reform movements are influx.
This paper is an examination of Culturally Responsive Leadership (CRSL) principles. CRSL principles are examined in contrast to the effects of the turnaround policy that resulted in the removal of a beloved African American principal in an urban school district in the Northeast. The district consists of over 80 percent Latinx and Black students while only 5 percent of administrators and teachers are Latinx and or Black.

Author

• James Wright, San Diego State University