We are currently living through a time of radical change and increased calling out of injustices nationwide. I believe finding a solution to racism and ignorance starts at a local level. One local issue that affects me personally is the lack of diversity within the Sir Francis Drake High School staff. Before going to college I only had the experience of learning under one teacher that wasn't white, in a Spanish class. Many people that I grew up with never got the opportunity to learn under a person of color. Although this may not seem like a glaring issue, students see teachers as powerful and they can have profound effects over their life, not seeing people of color in this way can easily create ignorance and a system that favors white supremacy and racial intolerance. 

I believe this failure to prioritize diversity lies in the hands of the Tamalpais Union High School District and does not prepare students for life beyond their schools. This failure seems intentional and actively discriminatory. I am calling for increased diversity within the teaching staff at Sir Francis Drake High School. I am asking for Tamalpais Union High School District to acknowledge its lack of diversity and prioritize it in their hiring practices by actively recruiting from areas where diversity is already established. This can include recruiting from historically Black colleges and advertising job openings in places with high minority populations. If the Tamalpais Union High School District does not acknowledge their active discrimination and refuses to recruit minority candidates, then they are simply part of the problem, not the solution.