Black students at Tam are suspended at nearly four times the rate of their white counterparts, contributing to a process known as the school-to-prison pipeline. But a novel approach to school discipline called restorative justice shows potential to dismantle that system from its roots.

If elected to the Board of Trustees, Johnson intends to implement policy, curriculum, and structural changes to promote racial equity.

The committee's 15-20 members will be tasked with revising the county's 2017 Race Equity Plan.