Logan High School

In late November of last year, a group of students in an English class at Logan High drew some inappropriate images depicting racist stereotypes related to immigrants. This was done as part of a lesson on Heroes and Villains and what makes them a hero or villain. All of the student-produced images were posted on the classroom wall, including the inappropriate ones.

Those images should not have been posted. They were inappropriate and hurtful, and we regret the harm they caused to students at Logan High. 

When the administration was informed of the images the teacher was instructed to remove them. Unfortunately, the images were moved to another location in the classroom, but were not removed. Consequently, when the administration went back to check on them, they didn’t see the images on the wall because they had been moved from where they were before. Two weeks later, one of our counselors informed the administration they had received a follow-up complaint. An administrator went to the class, identified the images, and had the teacher remove them. Both administrators and counselors have met with the students in question to hear their concerns and emphasize the school’s desire to provide a safe, positive environment for all students. The issue has been resolved, and has been addressed with the teacher through our standard processes for correcting employee behavior. Those processes are currently ongoing, so no additional information can be shared at this time.  

We reiterate our commitment as a district to promoting the safety and wellbeing, whether physical or emotional, of every student. We encourage those who have interactions that cause them to feel uncomfortable or excluded to immediately reach out to a counselor or a member of their school’s administration so we can support them.

We are grateful for the Logan High students who communicated their concerns regarding the images they observed. Their report and follow through allowed the school administration to respond by ensuring the removal of the images, and by providing additional reminders to staff of the need to ensure images that are on display, including images created by students, promote an environment of inclusion at school.