St. George’s School

On June 15, 2020, St. George's Head of School discussed the school's "test optional" admissions policy which would "make our admission policies more equitable by addressing the documented racial and socioeconomic biases associated with standardized testing."

On June 15, 2020, the school outlined its many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including: "Expanding our anti-bias training for new faculty, staff, and students to ensure that all community members practice inclusion, cultural understanding, and empathy across differences," and "Providing explicit training for all of our teachers to ensure that each is equipped with the skills necessary to effectively facilitate discussions about race and racism."

According to the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the school's Board of Trustees is one of "very few boarding schools with a specific board committee — the Diversity and Inclusion Committee." In addition, "a full board training in the area of diversity and inclusion took place in the winter of 2019."

On June 15, 2020, the school outlined its many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including: "Auditing our curriculum to promote multicultural literacy; to guarantee representation of Black authors, researchers, and academics; and to develop understanding around racial inequalities, systemic injustice, and the social effects of racism," and "developing curricula for students that grows their cultural competency skills; and inspiring our entire community to increase their cross-cultural understanding and build relationships with people different from themselves."

The school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion describes its "Student Programming" initiatives and states, "From 2006-2014, Director of Equity and Inclusion Dr. Kim Bullock organized and oversaw our multicultural curriculum and workshops, an annual requirement for all of our students. With the introduction of our Community Life Program in 2014, Dr. Bullock has developed and led the diversity portion of that curriculum, during which students develop a common language around race, gender and other areas of diversity, and then gain experience and understanding in a variety of topics including the history of social justice, unearned privilege, media literacy, and implicit bias, with an eye towards developing in all of our students the leadership skills necessary to make a difference."

On June 15, 2020, the school outlined its many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including "Reviewing our student handbook, The Shield, to confirm that racist behavior is unequivocally banned by the school and that there are specific procedures in place to address any such incidents."

On June 15, 2020, the school outlined its many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including "requiring ongoing diversity training for our faculty, staff, administrators, and trustees."

On June 15, 2020, the school outlined its many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including "Hiring counselors, health center staff, and other student support faculty who are specifically trained to support students of color attending a predominantly white school."

The school published its 2020-2023 "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan" which outlines its many goals and strategies.

The school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion links to its "Action" and "Strategic" Plans and profiles its Director, Dr. Kim Bullock.

The school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion stated that in 2019, "we read three books as a faculty, including 'White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism' by Robin DeAngelo; 'The Privileged Poor' by Anthony Jack; and 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race' by Caprice Hollins and Ilsa Gowan." In addition, in 2020, faculty members organized and hosted "two book discussion groups, one focusing on 'How to Be an Antiracist' by Ibram X Kendi, and the second on 'We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom' by Bettina Love."

According to the school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in 2020, "we were to host The Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice, an experiential summer professional development program for educators and other individuals interested in building more inclusive and affirming classrooms through exploration and development of strategies and skills to effectively navigate diversity issues in independent schools. Though the program was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope to host the conference in 2021."

On June 15, 2020, St. George's Head of School issued a letter to the school community and stated, "Over the course of the past few weeks, our nation and our community have continued to grapple with the ongoing effects of our legacy of systemic racism and injustice. I wrote to you two weeks ago to express our collective outrage and despair at the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and to acknowledge that here in our community we are not immune to racism and its devastating effects."