A group of Newark teens took turns scolding Superintendent Roger León and school board members on Thursday for rejecting policy proposals that would have given students more say in how the district addresses mental health needs and building concerns.
“We all are your students, and we’re telling you about what is going on in our schools, in our lives,” Science Park High School junior Cidell Torto told León and board members as she questioned why they wouldn’t want student input.
Another Science Park student, senior Fatoumata Bah, told members that for students, their proposals are “about whether the systems that are supposed to protect and support us are actually visible, accessible, and accountable in our daily lives.”…