once cedric douglas, an american abolitionist said, find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong that will be imposed on them. i am here tonight with the sole purpose of raising awareness in the hopes that this awareness may somehow lessen injustice and wrongs. i refuse to quietly is submit. i understand and believe that it is the goal of this board to strive for equity and social justice. to that end, at a board meeting around the same time last year, a slightly different mayor's disability council up of this board, it was recommended or requested an equity report. perhaps commissioner norton or commissioner wynns would remember that. in absence of this said equity report, i feel compelled to, one, in the name of accountability, also a goal of this board, request followthrough on such a document. and, two, in the name of equity and social justice, bring to your attention the state of affairs at el dorado elementary school. this year, eight of 14 classroom teachers received pink slips on march 15. they received eight of