Equity and Inclusion
In 2017, Exeter made its initial pledge to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in the form of a DEI Vision Statement, which states, “Our commitment to our community is to do more than assemble a diverse population of students and adults: our commitment is to teach the skills, model the behaviors, provide the resources, and cultivate the environment of inclusion that is required to unlock the richness of that diversity.”
Roughly three years later, on June 5, 2020, Principal Bill Rawson and his fellow Trustees responded to the brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor with a heartfelt letter to the Exeter community, which frankly acknowledged that “we have much work to do to achieve our diversity, equity, and inclusion vision.”