A school contacted me asking me to provide trauma informed trainings to their educators. I reviewed the content I planned to discuss, much of which also addresses racism and disparities in education. They indicated they were "not interested in racism stuff." #traumainforned 1/
My answer: then you are not looking to become more trauma informed. You CANNOT address trauma in schools without addressing the trauma caused by systemic, structural, and individual racism. Do not ask me to teach you something you aren't ready to learn. Absolutely not 2/
As long as Black & Latino students are expelled at 3x the rate of white students for the same behaviors, I will address racism in education. As long as Black & Latino students are not recognized for their excellence, I will address racism. Needless to say, I wasn't hired 🤷🏾♀️ 3/
You can't have one without the other #traumainformed #antiracist #racismineducation #traumasensitive #disparitiesineducation
And for there to be real change, leadership must be involved. Principal, Superintendent, head of teacher's union etc. Without the commitment and engagement from leadership, it makes it incredibly difficult to get buy in from staff or actually change culture and racist practices
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