CPS students demand change for inclusive education and social justice Share Updated: 5:54 PM EST Mar 3, 2021 Share Updated: 5:54 PM EST Mar 3, 2021
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Show Transcript FORMED A GROUP CALLED SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT. AND THEY’RE DOING JUST THAT. CALLING FOR AN EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION. ACTING LIKE WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS HELPING THE PROCESS OF BECOMING UNITED AS A NATIO ASHLEY: CPS STUDENTS STARTED THE GROUP SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT AFTER THE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT REACHED A BOILING POINT IN 2020 . THEY SAY IT WAS A WAKE-UP CALL. WE STARTED IT THEN TO TRY TO BRING LIGHT TO MORE BLACK HISTORY, AND DECIDED WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO BRING LIGHT TO BLACK HISTORY THAN TO TALK TO OUR YOUNGER GENERATION. ASHLEY: WEEKLY LISTENING SESSIONS LED TO A RETREAT AND A ONE ON ONE TALK WITH CINCINNATI POLICE CHIEF ELIOT ISAAC ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS. SO WE WANT CPD TO BE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF SCHOOL EVENTS, UNARMED