What is The Philadelphia Schools commitment to diversity?
The core democratic values of freedom, tolerance, justice, and equality are central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to achieving a diverse student body that reflects ethnic, religious, and social differences and embraces LGBT families, families of adopted children, and single parent families. We expect our students to be open-minded, fair, and tolerant. Within our curriculum we communicate multiple perspectives through the stories and experiences of many different ethnic groups in our society, thereby fostering appreciation of diverse racial, cultural, and historical backgrounds. We seek to instill in our students a rejection of prejudice, racism, and other pernicious forms of discrimination, oppression, and abuse. Currently, 26 percent of the students are students of color. The diversity effort is supported by committees of parents, staff, and board members who seek to enrich the school community with a variety of multicultural activities, help with recruitment of famil
