That realization was at the heart of the National Education Association Tele-Town Hall:
NEA Vice President Becky Pringle, joined by NAACP President Derrick Johnson, spoke very directly about health and race.
As schools prepare for reopening, the NEA created “All Hands on Deck: Initial Guidance Regarding Reopening School Buildings” as a resource for educators, school district leaders, community leaders, parents, families and policymakers available at is understandably at the forefront of the NEA’s missive.
After thanking Dravis for “stepping up and leaning into this moment,” Pringle strongly stated that “Black Lives Matter [is] a necessary proclamation in a society that continues the discriminatory treatment, inequitable resource allocation, systemic economic inequality, and just the respect for the life and humanity of Black people.
“We have a whole series of resources on Black Lives Matters in schools, so they can talk about it from their space and in the world around education and why it is so important that we make this specific proclamation,” she noted.
Emphasizing Johnson’s earlier point about taking political action, Pringle stressed to participants that, “It’s absolutely critical, in this moment in time, that we are all collectively speaking up for our students and our families in our communities.”
