It's back-to-school time so I want to share a little of my experience with being a Black admin in a school with 48% white students. This is specifically for parents of Black children so you know what happens in schools & are able to disrupt this issue with "discipline". #thread I walked into a team teacher meeting (they're all white) who was to be doing curriculum planning. Instead, they switched it up and decided to call kids out of class to talk to them about their "behavior". I'll keep putting that in quotes since it was a nefarious act.

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Normally I see things like this and my only reaction is OMG IN 2018? (or fill in the year because I have been disgusted for several of them) but I'm going to break this one down.

First, I hope Malik and his family sound all the alarms over this because it's too rampant.

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Ok, so it looks like this assignment is on repeat. You can see where the teacher wrote in the "8" for 2018 so they've used this before. The fact that this is EXTRA credit is incredibly problematic because it's white kids who might do this. Black students may feel anger & refuse.

Pssst, hey students? Come here for a second. I want to share a secret with you. (THREAD) Houston-area school district threatens to suspend students who protest after Florida shooting houstonchronicle.com/news/education… via @HoustonChron Sometimes, the adults in your schools flat out lie to you. Other times, they just get things wrong. Either way, I want to be straight with you on some things about education, especially of the public sort. When you hear "A disruption of the school will not be tolerated" be wary.

Since the focus is on #WOCAffirmation I'm going to share some things for new followers/friends about my work and my life. (a short #thread) First, a piece on the supposed inconvenience of Black Lives Matter. @usblm kellywickham.com/mochamomma/201…

While writing my book over the last year on my experiences with systemic racism in education, I re-read saved emails. Ummm. I've always saved & forwarded emails that were harmful and detrimental to the work of education. You won't be shocked by how many there are.