Let's stay safe this fall by reopening schools virtually. There is so much that is unknown about COVID-19. We need to protect our children and staff members by making sure they're safe. Lives are not disposable. #OnlyWhenItsSafe#demandsafeschools#ProtectOurFamilies
African Americans and Latinos are 3x as likely to get coronavirus—and 2x more likely to die—than white people.
This admin tried to hide the disproportionate impact coronavirus has on our communities. This is exactly why I called for a racial disparities task force months ago.
Five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" — which asks all of us to consider America's long history of denying equal rights to Black Americans.
We had some mummy fun today! Thank you to our wonderful class parents for organizing this activity. The 4th grade students had a blast! #wo2world@KellyElementary
Today would have been Emmett Till’s 78th birthday. Yet his life was cut short when he was just 14. Lynching is still not considered a federal hate crime to this day. I have a bill to make it one. It's time we confronted this dark part of our nation's history and right this wrong.
I also want to thank the Ps who were able to read to us either in person or virtually: Mr. Samorian, Mr. Seldon, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Locricchio and Dr. Manheim. ❤️ And the virtual author's visit from @MsSarahJMarsh was icing on the 🎂TY @LauraAAmendola! @KellyElementary#WO2World
@_kshelton I thouroughly enjoyed your presentation. I am already thinking of ways to be more inclusive and to empower student voices. TY @dmdacosta13 for sharing #DitchSummit w/ WO teachers.