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Five Principles That Must Guide School Reopenings
Nicole Baker Fulgham

Hybrid model. Synchronous learning. Pandemic pod. These words
have quickly become the new normal when parents talk about school
this fall. Every school district is scrambling to figure out how
to deliver quality instruction while keeping students, families,
and educators safe from COVID-19. They face a dizzying array of
conflicting choices and, maddeningly, there are no simple
solutions. The entire schooling dilemma is like a proverbial
house of cards: We gently pull out a single card and the entire
creation collapses.

Nationwide school closures have not only disrupted millions of
lives, they have further entrenched long-standing disparities in
our public school system. Students who are already vulnerable are
at even greater risk. Policymakers, educators, families, and
students face impossible choices as our nation balances the
urgent need to protect people from a deadly pandemic with the
responsibility to deliver on the promise of a high-quality
education for all.

Like so many of us, my deep Christian faith drives the way I
inherently view inequality — especially the inequities in
public education. I grew up in Detroit and saw disparities
outside my front door and throughout my community. As a Black
girl and teenager I was acutely aware that the kids in my
neighborhood weren’t getting the same education that my white
suburban friends received. As my faith became more important to
me, I looked for ways to integrate my core Christian beliefs with
the inequities that most pained me. I still view education
disparities as inherently un-Christlike. If we truly believe that
all children are made in God’s image and likeness (Genesis
1:27), then people of faith should ensure that our schools allow
all students to flourish — especially in times of
unfathomable national crisis.

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