Sponsored by the National Education Association webinar On Wednesday, he encouraged teachers to oppose President-elect Donald Trump on immigration reform, saying the goal is to make sure students who are in the country illegally “feel no fear.”
Jennifer Berkshire, author of “The Education Wars,'' said, “There is currently a law in place that prohibits immigrant agents from boarding school grounds, and various officials in the Trump administration want to repeal it. “There is,” he said.
President Trump said he would first focus on deporting violent criminals who entered the country illegally, including arresting terrorists and cartels.
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National Education Association President Rebecca S. Pringle speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Reuters/Mike Seeger)
“Teachers, including aspiring educators, have a real role to play in talking to these groups and thinking about what they can do in their schools to alleviate children's fears,” Berkshire said. .
She also mentioned Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, who said he wants to put Bibles in every school in the state in September.
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“The reality is, whether it’s book bans, whether it’s extremist candidates for schools and school boards, whether it’s Ryan Walters-type people who say that if teachers don’t teach from the Bible, they’re disqualified. More and more, this really feels like a circus,” Berkshire said.
The National Education Association is an organization with more than 3 million members. The country's president, Rebecca S. Pringle, previously called the Trump administration “tyrannical, deceitful and corrupt.”
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters spoke about using the Bible in schools in an interview with CNN host Pamela Brown. (Screenshot from CNN)
Chelsea Acosta, chair of the NEA's Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said she was “concerned” for her community.
“When I started with the ACLU, it was the same time President Trump was in office in his first term, so it’s a little bittersweet to be here in his second term,” Acosta said. “We never thought we'd be here, but here we are. I think many of us are concerned about our communities and our students.”
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The webinar was opened by Caitlin Ehlers, a member of NEA's Aspiring Educators Program and director of the Washington Student Education Association, who acknowledged the land.
“We begin by acknowledging that we are meeting on the traditional lands of many indigenous peoples, lands where participants in this call live and work. I'm speaking to you from the traditional lands of my people, Point Elliott,” Ehlers said.
“We honor the First Peoples and all of the Elders of this land, past, present, and new, and we honor the history, culture, and contributions of oppressed tribes in the telling of American history. We are expected to learn and share what we learn.” ”
On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. (Trump-Vance Transition Team)
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