The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board unanimously passed resolutions Tuesday night to oppose four state bills. The school board says these state bills are harmful to people of color and LGBTQ+ students and families. “This resolution is very important because it tells lawmakers in Harrisburg that we cannot decide how we educate our students and the environment we create for them. I think it’s important,” said Devon Taliaferro, president of Pittsburgh Public Schools. “We can’t judge what’s going on in our schools, cities, and classrooms in parts of the state we’ve never been to. impedes the accurate teaching of history, and by banning classrooms, threatens the ability of the PPS to continue to build a culture of belonging. We are the districts that support it.” The school board says it wants all students and educators to be their true selves.They plan to send this resolution to bill sponsors and the governor. .
The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board unanimously passed resolutions Tuesday night to oppose four state bills.
The school board says these state bills are harmful to people of color and LGBTQ+ students and families.
“This resolution is very important because it tells lawmakers in Harrisburg that we cannot decide how we educate our students and the environment we create for them. I think it’s important,” said Devon Taliaferro, president of Pittsburgh Public Schools. “You can’t judge what’s going on in our schools, cities and classrooms in parts of the state that we haven’t been to. It’s a great time for us to stand up as a school district.”
The school board said the bill they opposed would stop educators from accurately teaching history and, among other things, ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation, thereby allowing PPS to influence the culture to which they belong. would threaten the ability to continue building
“For me, that means that as a school district we are already cemented in our belief that our students need to learn and identify with their history in the way they feel most comfortable. is.”
The school board says it wants all students and educators to be authentically themselves.
They plan to send this resolution to the sponsors of the bill and the governor.
