Diversity Day starts conversations, promotes solidarity
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — For Mikaela Simms, diversity coordinator for the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Diversity Day is about opening up conversations.
"We don't know what we don't know," she said. "In school, it's important that it's relatable to everyone."
Diversity Day has been a staple at Brattleboro Union High School since 1998, Simms said. Eventually, it extended to every school in the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union. This year's Diversity Day will be bigger and more inclusive than before, Robin Morgan, a Brattleboro School Board member, said. The event will be held Friday, 5 to 8 p.m., on Elliot Street between the Harmony Parking Lot and Main Street.