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Community rallies to support Minnetonka teacher threatened for discussing Black trans woman during morning announcements
Parents and community members are calling on the district to do better and will hold a march prior to the school board meeting on Thursday.
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Parents and community members in Minnetonka are rallying behind a teacher who has faced threats and criticism after sharing the legacy of a Black transgender activist during the morning announcements last month, and they re calling on the school district to do more to show they stand with educators and BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students.
Minnetonka Middle School East (MME) language arts teacher Colin Perucco on Feb. 19 highlighted Marsha Johnson, a Black transgender activist and self-identified drag queen, during his “Perucco’s Person of the Day” segment on the MME Morning Show.
Minnesota s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors Inver Grove and Excelsior students with a $2,500 scholarship, silver medallion and invitation to virtual celebration for their work addressing the challenges of a changing world
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ankitha Kumar, 17, of Inver Grove and Sarah Erickson, 14, of Excelsior today were named Minnesota s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Ankitha and Sarah will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scho