‘I Can No Longer be a Part of This Sinking Ship’: Only Black Board Member for Phoenix-Area School District Resigns Over Mistreatment
The only Black board member of the Litchfield Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, has resigned, citing mistreatment. Even though the district’s student body is comprised of about 60 percent students of color, Dr. Tara Armstead, a Black woman, was the only racial minority on the board up until her resignation. “I can no longer…