Teachers union backs Black Lives Matter ‘week of action’ at schools across U.S.
January 24, 2019
By Victor Skinner
What started as a “day of action†at an elementary school in Seattle has ballooned into a week-long focus on black students, “social justice,†and a left-wing agenda backed by labor unions in schools across the country.
Next month, “Black Lives Matter at School†will host its second annual Black Lives Matter at School Week to pressure schools across the country into accepting a list of demands, and to expose “tens of thousands of students†to lessons about “the 13 principles of the BLM movement,†according to Seattle teacher and “anti-racist activist†Jesse Hagopian.
Hagopian told Socialist Worker that Black Lives Matter at School expanded on a list of three demands promoted during last year’s event to now include calls to defund school resource officers. The group is also encouraging educators to expand classroom lessons focused on race to include “direct action†through rallies and protests.
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