Students at Oregon middle school walk out after Black teachers placed on leave

Dance teacher Damon Keller and librarian Phyllis Harris were placed on leave due to a “personnel matter,” the district said.

Students flocked out of a Portland, Oregon middle school by the hundreds on Friday in support of two Black faculty members who were recently placed on administrative leave for reasons students say are unfair.

Ockley Green Middle School, which opened in 2016 and boasts one of the most diverse student bodies in the city, is under scrutiny from students and parents after dance teacher Damon Keller and librarian Phyllis Harris were placed on leave due to what the district said was a “personnel matter,” according to today!

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