Many school leaders formally apologized for this harm, but this group understandably desires more than words. For Catholic and Jesuit schools, this division is inimical to our mission and damaging to the body of Christ. The ongoing conflicts over critical race theory have followed a predictable pattern of polarization. Their preponderance and similar texture and character give credence to the veracity of these stories and the collective harm done over several decades and generations of students. On Instagram accounts and in petitions demanding change, school communities heard painful stories ranging from neglect in some cases to outright disrespect and targeted, racist bigotry in others. They reflected the larger movement of racial reckoning across institutions and sectors simultaneous with last summer’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations and protests. Last summer, many Black alumni, parents and students from these schools came forward to express their experiences of sustained, personal and systemic bias. The conflict within these schools has played out publicly, on national outlets such as Fox News to local media sources in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. Since the tragic murder of George Floyd, leaders of many independent private schools across the country-including those at Jesuit secondary schools-have been challenged to respond to growing demands from two groups of their alumni, parents and students.
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