Rochester Public Schools is aware of an incident that happened over the weekend where a racial slur was posted on the bridge over East Circle Drive near Century High School. We want to assure students and families that we take this very seriously.
We understand and share the hurt this has caused to people in our community, especially to our Black and brown students. We want to reiterate that hate language, in any form, has no place within our RPS community.
Though this incident did not occur on RPS property, we believe that it is the collective responsibility of the RPS community to be actively and intentionally anti-racist, both individually and collectively. Combating racism will take a collaborative effort with members of the school district working with families and the community to address the root causes of prejudice, bias, and discrimination. Together, we can uphold the values of the school district and community at large, and we call on the Rochester community to continue to work together to create an environment where all people feel valued and included and an environment where people not only feel they belong but where they would also want to live.