ELEMENTARY / ALL LEVELS TUBMANS ABOUT THE IT’S ALL R Rama Hughes acism was such a problem at my last school that, when I raised the subject, it literally fell to me to fix it. My headmaster said the issue was “too big to address” before chang-ing his mind and assigning the task to me. I read books, I attended lectures and workshops, I joined online groups, I led classroom discussions, I gave a presentation to the entire staff, and I led small workshops whenever asked. When the Black Lives Matter protests impacted our community, I was uncommonly prepared. Via Zoom, I taught staff how to broach those conver-sations with students. I’m not an expert. I still feel SCHOOLARTS.COM 29
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