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DEIA:Better Together - Silence Isn't Neutral
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In this episode of DEIA: Better Together,
Co-Host Anthony Beckett is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Whitehead, DEIA Specialist, and Mr. Gary Ricci, Restorative Practices Specialist to explore the consequences of choosing comfort over connection and the harm caused by unaddressed silence in our systems and to discuss:
Curriculum Violence: Examining how silence and exclusion can cause unintended harm.
Restorative Practices: Shifting our approach to conflict and harm from reactive to restorative.
Healing-Centered Engagement: Building communities where difficult truths can be spoken without fear, focusing on a healing-centered response to ensure every student is seen, heard, and loved.
Tune in as we turn tension into transformation and explore why the choice to stay silent is never passive