5 Ways To Cultivate A Culture Of Acceptance
by William Parker • • 0 Comments
The other day, I sat in a conversation with a student and a DHS worker who had come to take her into custody. She was no longer able to stay at her host home and would be moving back to a shelter till a new home could be found. In the meantime, she would go to a different school.
As she sat in tears listening to the news, she said to the DHS worker, “No offense, lady, but DHS has done nothing for me. I’ve been from home to home, in and out the shelter, and from school to school. This was supposed to be my fresh start.”
In situations like this, we are all subject to the law. It didn’t matter that this girl was in my school and wanted to stay. The decision had been made, her history was long and complicated, and she would soon be off to another place.
Even though I know the realities beyond my control, it doesn’t make situations like this any easier to face. And this
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