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Editorial

Inclusivity within tigers

FHS implemets changes and events to make the school more united

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Being inclusive can mean diff erent things to diff erent people. To some, it means understanding every point of view and ensuring all are comfortable with being who they are in any space. To others, inclusivity can mean equal opportunity and diversity. According to Cambridge Dictionary, inclusivity means “the fact of including all types of people, things or ideas and treating them all fairly and equally.” As the years go by, it has been extremely apparent that the school is attempting to improve and progress by embracing and meticulously incorporating diversity while also understanding it more. Th e best example of this has been previous events the school has implemented. Th e biggest one was the International Fair that took place March 18 in the 2021-22 school year. Th e fair allowed for students from all backgrounds to showcase a bit of their culture, whether that be through a poster, food or performing. Aft er that, there was also a culture day where students could wear their traditional ethnic clothes, normalizing the diversity in our school and making it more apparent. Moreover, extracurriculars such as Future Black Leaders (FBL) and Student Alliance for Equity (SAFE) work each meeting to make the environment at school, and in our community as a whole, to be more accepting. Earlier in the issue, the addition to the student handbook about microaggressions was covered. Th e section mentioned how microaggressions that students partake in would be handled. Th is change showed the student body that the school does recognize exclusivity towards minorities and they are taking initiative by proactively combating it. Why might all these additions, extracurriculars and inclusion be important, however? According to the Open Society Foundation, including diversity can help increase unique and important contributions in a classroom setting. Since every student may have a diff erent worldview or lens, they can input their personal experience in conversations and topics that others would otherwise not know of because they would not experience it. Th is, in turn, provides better quality education for students due to the fact that they are able to see a narrative from multiple points of view. Additionally, because of inclusivity in a school setting, it enables the development of social relationships in a benefi cial way. Open Society Foundation found in their studies that since schools, for the most part, provide a child’s fi rst interaction outside of their family, inclusivity allows them to respect and understand diversity and how to combat discrimination. When education is more inclusive, it opens up the concepts of civic participation and community. While it may seem like America may be going backward when it comes to inclusivity, as previous coverage over Roe v. Wade and other laws that are being implemented have made obvious, school can be a place to combat that. It can be a safe space where students can feel seen and heard and escape from the deteriorating equality they may be feeling outside of school. Most importantly, the younger generation can hone those skills of inclusivity and equality and one day apply those to the world such as passing new laws, acts and creating movements.

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Students in math teacher Sarah Riordan’s employability dress up in red to show unity and inclusivity in FHS. Photo used with permission of Lisa Abel.

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