Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Jesse Hagopian: Why Seattle Educators Demand Cut to Police Budget | Diane Ravitch's blog

Jesse Hagopian: Why Seattle Educators Demand Cut to Police Budget | Diane Ravitch's blog

Jesse Hagopian: Why Seattle Educators Demand Cut to Police Budget



Jesse Hagopian is a high school teacher and social justice activist in Seattle. He has been a leading force on behalf of Black Lives Matter Movement.
He wrote this opinion article for the Seattle Times to explain why Seattle educators want money redirected from policing to social services.
He writes:
Seattle’s Education Association representative assembly — the union body that represents Seattle’s teachers, nurses, librarians, instructional assistants, office professionals and educational support staff — has overwhelmingly passed seven resolutions in solidarity with the movement for Black lives. These included removing police from schools and the King County Labor Council, (which was achieved by a recent vote of the council), educating SEA members on alternatives to calling 911 on students, and my own resolution to defund the Seattle Police Department and reinvest the money in education, health care and programs to support families.
These bold resolutions, adopted June 8, were surely CONTINUE READING: Jesse Hagopian: Why Seattle Educators Demand Cut to Police Budget | Diane Ravitch's blog