May 18, 2021
Superintendent Thomas McMorran announces intent to retire after 5 years of service in the ER9 system, effective Sept. 2020.
May 20, 2020
George Floyd killed.
June 23, 2021
500 Barlow Students and Alumni sign and send a petition along with a 52-page document titled “Action Steps and Curriculum Guide: Addressing Systemic Racism at Joel Barlow High School” to Superintendent McMorran, the Barlow Head of School and the ER9 Board of Education.
The petition demanded, among many other things that Er9 to “Create a Social Justice Task Force to implement and build upon the suggestions included within this proposal”.
The petition also stated: “A note about this proposal: privilege, racism, and oppression exist. That is an undeniable fact.”
Curriculum Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xamHj0O1tTRnPv4Mu5PLx6mfWXmueYwzIWqYQElkRE8/edit
July 20, 2020
ER9 Joint Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is formed (funded with 45,000 of surplus funds around this time).
https://www.er9.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=32515157
8/12/2020
Dr Rydell Harrison resigns from Watertown, Ct. School System
8/27/2020
Dr. Rydell Harrison starts as Easton Superintendent
