以下信息于2021年11月26日发送给CBE高中学生的家长和监护人。

亲爱的CBE家长和监护人们：

在过去的两周里，我们听到了我们的高中学生、员工和管理人员对于我们的制度和学校如何处理、回应和解决与性骚扰和性侵犯有关的学生问题和投诉的关切。

大量的CBE学生通过抗议、示威和通过社交媒体、新闻媒体以及直接向他们的学校领导和我的办公室分享他们的经历来表达他们的关注。

学生的声音对于我们学校系统的运作至关重要。确保学生感到安全、被倾听和被重视可以积极地影响他们的学习能力。

本周，我与所有CBE高中校长和教育总监进行了会面。我要求他们分享他们从学生那里听到的关于这些抗议和关切的具体情况，并要求他们考虑可能需要的额外支持。

CBE已经有许多既定的政策、流程和期望来应对关切和学生安全。由于很多原因，这些情况非常复杂，尊重相关人员的隐私非常重要。然而，很明显我们必须做更多的事情。

所有CBE学校和员工都努力确保我们的学校是安全、欢迎和关爱的环境，支持学生的学习。我们的高中学校继续与学校社区开展这项重要工作。学校领导正在支持持续的对话，并进一步培养一个所有学生都知道如何报告问题，学生和员工表达的关切得到适当认可的环境。

高级领导将与学校合作，审查从学生那里听到的信息，学校正在采取的行动以及最终实现安全、欢迎、关爱和尊重的学习环境可能需要的资源。我们将继续与我们的学校社区进一步深化这项工作，并鼓励您与您孩子的校长分享您的想法和关切。

Christopher Usih
学校首席高级主任

​The following message was sent to parents and guardians of CBE high school s​tudents on Nov. 26, 2021.

Dear CBE Parents and Guardians,

Over the past two weeks, we have heard from our high school students, staff and administration that there are concerns with the way our system and our schools manage, respond to and address student concerns and complaints related to sexual harassment and assault.

A significant number of CBE students have expressed their concerns by walking out of class, staging protests, and sharing their stories through social media, news media, and directly to their school leadership and my office.

Student voice is critical to the operation of our school system. Ensuring that students feel safe, heard and valued can positively impact their ability to learn.

This week I met with all CBE high school principals and education directors. I asked them to share what they have heard from their students in response to these protests and concerns specifically, and I asked them to consider what additional supports may be required.

The CBE has many established policies, processes and expectations in place to address concerns and student safety. These situations are complex for many reasons and respecting the privacy of those involved is very important. However, it is clear that we must do more.

All CBE schools and staff work hard to ensure that our schools are safe, welcoming and caring environments that support student learning. Our high schools continue to engage in this important work with their school communities. School leaders are supporting ongoing dialogue and further fostering an environment where all students know how to report a concern, and where the concerns expressed by students and staff are acknowledged appropriately.

Senior leaders will be working with schools to review what is being heard from students, the actions schools are taking and possible resources that ultimately result in safe, welcoming, caring and respectful learning environments. We will continue to further this work with our school communities and I encourage you to share your thoughts and concerns with your child’s principal.

Christopher Usih
Chief Superintendent of Schools