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PG County Schools To Teach About Black Lives Matter Next Week
The school board passed a resolution that would allow students to be taught about the movement in classrooms next week.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD -- The Prince George's County School Board has voted in favor of a resolution that would have students in the county learn about and discuss the Black Lives Matter movement in the classroom, according to a report.
Fox 5 reports that the board passed the resolution, which is called "Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools, and it will begin on Monday and continue through the week for all PG County schools.
The school board hopes that such discussions will be beneficial for students and get them talking about social justice issues.
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"The thirteen guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement highlighted during this week of action are a means of challenging the insidious legacy of institutionalized racism and oppression that has plagued the United States since its founding," the resolution reads in part, according to Fox 5.
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