The Palm Beach County School District is looking to bring the discussion into middle school classrooms with a new course.
LOOKING TO BRING IT INTO THEMIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM WITHNEW COURSE.
WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVETHE PUSH TO MAKE IT HAPPENSOONER..3:29 NOW IS THE TIME BRIANKNOWLES WITH THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYSMIDDLE SCHOOLERS WILL HAVE ANEW ELECTIVE OPTION CALLED“PREJUDICE AND POWER: ADISCOURSE ON RACE ANDETHNICITY IN THE UNITEDSTATES” 1:37 CREATE STUDENTVOICE AROUND DIFFICULTCONVERSATIONS PERTAINING TORACE THE COURSE HAS BEEN INTHE WORKS FOR MORE THAN AYEAR.
BUT KNOWLES SAYS RECENTEVENTS SURROUNDING GEORGEFLOYDTHAT FOLLOWED CALLED FORFASTER IMPLEMENTATION.
ITABOUT STUDENT VOICES HE SAYS.11:50 THIS IS NOT ABOUT ATEACHER, THIS IS NOT ABOUT MYPERSONAL BELIEFS ABOUT ISSUESTHIS IS MORE SO AN UNBIASEDOBJECTIVE APPROACH TO JUST THEREALITIES THAT EXIST.
ANDCREATING A SAFE SPACE TODISCUSS STRUCTURAL RACISM ANDRACE AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTAMONG OTHER TOPICS.
12:15 ITIMPORTANT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLETO ENGAGE IN THESECONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE ONE OTHE THINGS WE HAVE DONE WRONGAS ADULTS.
WHEN WE HAVE THESECONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE LOSTANY SENSE OF BEING ABLE TODISSENT AND DISSENT PEACEFULLYPOLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLTEACHER JIM RING BELIEVES ITIMPORTANT FOR MIDDLESCHOOLERS.
SIMILAR COURSESEXIST FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
THEIDEA WAS SPARKED IN HISCLASSROOM DURING TRAYVONMARTIN MEDIA COVERAGE.
6:25 IALWAYS LOOK AT THEM LIKE WETCEMENT, YOU CAN HAVE MOREINFLUENCE AND BY THE TIME YOUGET TO HIGH SCHOOL, THATCEMENT HAS HARDENED.
THESCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEREACTION HAS BEEN GOOD BUTTHERE ARE SOME WHO DONAGREE.
14:05 MAYBE NOTEVERYBODY IS EXCITED ABOUTTHESE SPACES BUT I THINK THATPROVES HOW INCREDIBLYIMPORTANT IT IS TO PROVIDETHOSE SPACES THE DISTRICTBELIEVES MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARREADAS COLLEGE STUDENTS HEAD T
It didn't take long for the doors to unlock and the frustration to lift.
Palm Beach County School District is making some changes to its food service program for students.
