After riot at US Capitol, NC students turn to teachers for answers, assurance, comfort
Martha Quillin, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 8—Rioters' takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday prompted unplanned civics lessons in classes across the area on Thursday as students and teachers tried to process what they had witnessed.
In online forums such as the North Carolina Teachers United Facebook group, educators shared ideas on how — and whether — to talk with students about events that played out for hours on television news broadcasts and live streams.
Some who posted online said teachers should leave all discussions about the assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump to parents, saying teachers couldn't discuss the events without injecting personal political biases.