The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board is considering a policy that gets rid of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, known as DEI.
The policy says the district “believes that educational success should be based solely on merit, academic performance, and individual effort” and therefore it will not engage in programs focused on DEI.
Several people signed up to speak during public comment at a governing board meeting Thursday night. Parent and teacher Trina Berg said the definition of DEI as written in the policy is inaccurate…