Jerrall Haynes will become Spokane’s first civil rights officer

Spokane School Board President Jerrall Haynes will become the city’s first civil rights officer.

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Wed., Sept. 22, 2021

Jerrall Haynes, left, President of the Spokane Public School Board, smiles after swearing in Dr. Adam Swinyard, right, Spokane Public Schools' new superintendent on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the Spokane Public Schools Building in Spokane, Wash.

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Outgoing Spokane School Board President Jerrall Haynes is pictured.

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Spokane Public Schools board president, Jerrall Haynes, center, listens to David Ochieng, a member of the Kenyan Parliament speaks during a round-table discussion, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at the East Central Community Center. The Kenyan Parliamentarians of the National Cohesion Integration Commission met with Spokane's Black and Indigenous community leaders to engage in talks of diversity, equity and inclusion in policy, media and community endeavors.

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Dr. Adam Swinyard, right, Spokane Public Schools' new superintendent is sworn in by Jerrall Haynes, left, President of the Spokane Public School Board on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the Spokane Pubic Schools Building in Spokane, Wash.

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Spokane Public Library Executive Director Andrew Chanse snips the ribbon to open the Hive, a collaborative project between the Spokane Public Library and Spokane Public Schools on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at 2904 E. Sprague Ave. The building provides space for artists in residence, training space for school and library employees, classroom space for Spokane Virtual Learning and meeting space for public groups. Behind Chance are library, school and city officials. They are, from left, Laverne Biel of the East Sprague Business Association, Washington State Librarian Sara Jones, Spokane City Council member Kate Burke, Spokane School District board president Jerrall Haynes, Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward, Chanse, Spokane Public Library board chair Lara Hemingway, Spokane City Council member Michael Cathcart and Spokane Public Library Arts Education Specialist Eva Silverstone.

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