Jack, as a former teacher, I know how important it is to put our kids ahead of us because they are the future. Unfortunately, our state is known for many wonderful teachers leaving to teach in other states because we don’t fund our public schools enough.
The solution to funding our public schools is by voting for legislators who will stand up for our children's right to a sound, basic education. The landmark N.C. Supreme Court decision, Leandro v. State of North Carolina, solidified that as a constitutional right. But this year, the Supreme Court is up for grabs at the ballot box and the State Senate and State House – all of these people decide what rights our children have to a proper education. Chip in $20 right now to fight for our children and their future.
The kids that suffer the most are those from communities of color. For instance, our legislature passed a racist bill about critical race theory, H.B. 324, “Ensuring Dignity and Nondiscrimination in Schools,” that said:
“The belief that the United States is a meritocracy is racist or sexist or was created by members of a particular race or sex to oppress members of another race or sex.”
Luckily, we have a reliable governor who vetoed the heck out of that bill because, um, our country is not a meritocracy. It took 219 years to elect our first Black president. And don’t get us started on slavery. Oh, wait. Too late. Black people were enslaved. Our country’s racist history is long, bloody, and decidedly not a meritocracy.
If North Carolina Republicans regain the super-majority – which will give them the ability to override gubernatorial vetoes – we are in BIG trouble. We will turn into a state like Virginia, where critical race theory or any kind of talk about race and racism will be banned.
We should absolutely be teaching our kids about systemic racism in our schools. Full stop.
Let’s put our kids first,
Suge
Sugelema Lynch
Regional Organizer, Alamance County
The New North Carolina Project
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