some stats on SROs in schools:
- children w/ disabilities are arrested 2.9x more than children w/o disabilities. in some states 10x
- Black students are arrested 3x more than white students
- Black girls are arrested 4x more than white girls & Native girls 3.5x more
“Thank you to the people who didn’t believe in me ... To those who thought they were putting water on my fire, you were really adding gas to it.” - Coco Gauff
This brought me tears. When I explain that BIPOC students need BIPOC teachers they can connect with and see themselves in, other wyte folk don't get it. This is true love, engagement, and learning.
How zookeeper Alexi Grousis formed a community of other Black scientists and helped create #BlackAFinSTEM, #BlackBirdersWeek, and the We Out Here podcast. https://t.co/hXGxuZCw8R
The @mplsfoundation is a vandal of epic proportions. It almost single-handedly created the enormous grift of charter schools. It has spent $100 million in an effort to kill public education. Will it ever have to answer for its crimes against education? https://t.co/Kdh3oWu4no
the 2 “approved” media outlets conveniently showed white women’s tears, but not the Black youth speaking out on the stigmatizing & criminalization of youth, particularly Black youth, happening in that space nor the verbal violence from white folk towards the Black activists there
We are excited to share that we are now accepting applications from young leaders to join our new fellowship program, the Black Scholars Program. Applications are due August 20th. https://t.co/x6yNGpKPPJ
@whatMsKsaid Awesome! I made the mistake of reading Beowulf on the bus ride there. On top of that we watched a doc on bog mummies before the bog walk at sunset I was SHOOK the whole time! 😂
ONCE AND FOR ALL: Burning a flag you own is protected expression. That includes American flags & rainbow flags.
You cannot, however, break into an elementary school, steal their property, and burn it. That is a crime. This should not be a hard distinction to understand.
According to his 2022 annual statement of economic interest, Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander owns at least a $10,000 ownership stake in Shotspotter. The company provides gunshot detection services to police departments including MPD, which he oversees.
@whatMsKsaid Not a grand suggestion, but when I was in junior high my school sent us to LLCC and that experience stayed with me. If there's any way I can help you get students that experience, I'll do it!