Amherst NAACP. P.O. Box 175 Amherst, MA 01004 November 17, 2014 Dr. Trevor Baptiste, Chainnan Ambers Peum Regional School Committee 15 GulfRood Pebsen, MA 01002 Re: NAACP ¥. John Hanson, ¢1 al United States Ditrict Court for Massachanets Civil Action No 92-30241-F ‘Subject: AGREEMENT: Dated October I, 1993 Issue: BREACH OF AGREEMENT: ‘VI. REMEDY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT [Desr Dr. Baptiste: Pursunat to section VI. REMEDY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; 1., the National Association fbr the ‘Advancement of Colored Peopk: (Piriff, and bereinaiter referred to as “NAACP? writing to the Amberst Pebam Regional School Committee (“APRSC’}, as the only other signatory to the AGREEMENT. Inaccordance with the terms of the AGREEMENT the NAACP is hereby notiffing you thatthe APRSC is ina material and substartial broach ofthe AGREEMENT as i ins ot in any mcaningil way, fllilled the requirements of section V. DISCIPLINE. Inthat section ofthe AGREEMENT "The School Committee agrees to inate a process with the NAACP to discuss and ‘caamine the concems the NAACP kas sboxr the diseipline process in the schools. The portics wil work together cooperatively inthis area to promote the just and fair administration of discipline in the school This process will begia in October 1993 and the partics will develop a schedule Sor completion of the tasks” (have azached a copy of the ‘Agreement for your reference.) Anached are two excel spreadsheets that clearly, arid without any error, demonstrate that there has been absoktely no change in the “unjust and untiir administration of justice in the schools”, APRSC was frst made aware of this bad behavior with the fiting ofa complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Education in October 1990, Notably, the Massachusetts Department of Education found many violations of state knw by APRSC in the areas of Rac Harrassment & Abuse; Hiring Practices; Educational Tracking; Admingtratie Response to Racisi: and, Active/Passive Sunf Racism. In a Final Report - Complaint GS163, transmitted to Superintendent Gus Sayer Apri |, 1991, the Massachasetts Department of Edscation made several Required Corrective Action(s) and Recommendations for ‘Noncomplasce Issues: Responses to acts of Racial Discrimination, Required Corrective Action five (5), and Recommendations: five (5); Educational Track ing: Required Corrective Action, three (3), and Recommendations: four (4); Dscipine, Required Corrective Action, Amherst NAACP P.0.B0x 175 Amherst, MA 01004 omhecsinaacpébgmai com wo (2), and Recommendations four (4); and, Active/Passive Staff'Acts of Racial Discrinimtion, Required Comective ‘Action, ove (1). The APRSC told the Stale it would inpplemerg those corrective actions before tie fingofthe NAACP complaint. appears that APRSC remained in violation of the requirements of the Final Report, as evilerwed by fs request to the Deparuncnt of Education in July, 1993 to ehbse the NAACP comphint. even affer the commencement ofthe NAACP Rigation. lnthot intervening 24 year span the non-white stasent popubtion has continued to suffer an uni, unjust and, srganbly, egal application of dscipinary measures within the jurisictionalavea of the APRSC, While this demand i clearly centered upon the student discipline suc i can not be Separated from all the other compbints about the structure and management, climate, and safety within the APRSC schools. Clearly, this bsue speaks to the larger issae of how racism has been ittxtionatized and protected by the APRSC with its fadure to abide by the terms of the AGREEMENT. Accondnly, puesunel lo the requirements ofthe AGREEMENT: VI 1. and 2., within the next ten (10) days. pase provide me with dates and times when you are avaible to have a” face to fice” mecting to discuss this egregious volnion of the Aggeement sod “atiemps to resobve &.* ‘We look forward to frally addressing and resolving thi disparity that kas been ignored for more than Gwenty years. 7 ce Anderson ae. P, Amberst Area Branch ENCLOSURES: JOINT MOTION FOR THE ENTRY OF A CONSENT JUDGMENT, 10-1-93 Allowed. Fricdman, 5.J.(2 pages): AGREEMENT, Dated September 17, 1993 (9 pages): am FINAL REPORT - Complaint GS16! The Commonweath of Massachusetts Department of Education, dated Apri 11,1991 (13 pages).