San Diego Unified School District students raised the district's first-ever Latinx/e flag in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The San Diego Unified School District honored the Latinx community by flying a first-of-its-kind flag over the administration building. KPBS Education Reporter M.G. Perez was there.
The district held a ceremony at the Brucker Administration building in University Heights. The event was run completely by students from several campuses who shared their culture and pride.“When we think of diversity, we think of the characteristics that make us who we are. The characteristics that our parents and grandparents taught us, desde que éramos bebés ," Bernal said.
“We wanted to find an image that represents all of that. There’s not necessarily a Latinx flag out there. includes the flags of several countries in the shape of a hand to show unity," said Haydee Zavala, an instructional coordinator for Equity and Belonging Programs at all campuses.The flag-raising event included music performed by the mariachi band from Hoover High School.