Jackson Public Schools announced that six schools are going ALL VIRTUAL this morning—but NOT because of COVID.
They're going all virtual because they lack running water.
Jackson, Mississippi, folks. A capital city in the richest nation on earth.
They're going all virtual because they lack running water.
Jackson, Mississippi, folks. A capital city in the richest nation on earth.
This marks the second day in a row that these six Jackson Public Schools have had to go all-virtual.
For background on the ongoing Jackson water crisis, start here: mississippifreepress.org/10153/under-th…
For background on the ongoing Jackson water crisis, start here: mississippifreepress.org/10153/under-th…
Here's the second part of @NickJudin's three-part series on the Jackson water crisis (follow him). mississippifreepress.org/10682/under-th…
The third part of the water crisis series delves into the role of systemic racism and how white flight in response to desegregation led to the current water crisis Jackson faces.mississippifreepress.org/11498/under-th…
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