Ames Tribune
The Ames Community School District’s plan to have a Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action next week has prompted hundreds of comments in recent days across social media, as well as many shared directly with the district’s school board.
The district’s plan is to have teachers each day Feb. 1-5 engage with a set of guiding principles, through age-appropriate lessons and activities, “to affirm all Black identities by centering Black voices, empowering students, and teaching about Black experiences beyond slavery,” according to a post on the district site.
Many of the hundreds of comments on the district’s Facebook post about the Week of Action expressed support, while others were concerned about what exactly children would be learning next week.