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Minnesota students walk out of class to protest racial injustice


Students walk out of class to protest racial injustice
Minnesota students walk out of class to protest racial injustice
The demonstrations came in response to the police shooting of Daunte Wright and concerns about racism in schools. 
April 19, 2021 2:07pm
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Students from dozens of Minnesota schools walked out of their classrooms Monday afternoon, in a coordinated protest against racial injustice and the killing of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old man shot by a police officer in a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center earlier this month.
The walkout, organized by a group called Minnesota Teen Activists and coordinated primarily on Instagram, began at 1 p.m. and was to conclude with a moment of silence at 1:47 p.m., the time of Wright s death. ....

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Community rallies to support Minnetonka teacher threatened for discussing Black trans woman during morning announcements


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. ....

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