Examiner: Parents want MontCo schools to work more with minorities

Parents told Montgomery County school leaders Tuesday that it's time to "walk the walk" and effectively engage the county's growing minority populations in school activities and decisions.What that means, parents say, is a formal process for ethnic and cultural groups to regularly meet with Superintendent Joshua Starr and the county school board.Increased cultural sensitivity training for school staff was also on the agenda."In case you're wondering, I'm white," said Kristin Trible, president of the Montgomery County Council of PTAs. "But even being white, I have heard comments by teachers about students' skin colors that were disappointing."Parents also asked Montgomery County Public Schools to announce its support for Maryland's newly revised discipline policy, which recognizes the disproportionate amount of minority students who are suspended and expelled from school.

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