Students, parents, and educators held a rally last week for the city's Black students on the steps of the NYC Department of Education's headquarters.
The Black Lives Matter at School organization was formed in 2016 when thousands of teachers, students, and parents showed up at public schools in Seattle donning Black Lives Matter shirts. Though separate from the original Black Lives Matter group, the Black Lives Matter at School organization has now established itself into different chapters across numerous cities, including Boston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington D.C.
Salas-Ramirez, a parent of two New York City public school students, joined the Black Lives Matter at School steering committee when the New York City chapter was founded six years ago. Salas-Ramirez is a medical lecturer at the CUNY School of Medicine and the Manhattan Borough President Appointee for the DOE’s Panel for Educational Policy. The New York City chapter has partnered with around 150 schools to participate in the week of action, Salas-Ramirez said.
“There’s an unfortunate correlation to Black Lives Matter at School with a lot of negative things and a lot of things that strike fear in the heart of parents,” Sutton said. “But when you look at the values, the demand, and the principles, they benefit and create more safety and justice for every child, every family, every community.”
Events during the week of action included education on the group’s 13 principles, book clubs, sessions on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and early childhood forums discussing race. “We want to make sure that any teacher that wants to participate in this work is protected,” Clark said. “It is a completely valid and powerful tool to use in the classroom.”
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