Shaun Nelms.
Last May, after George Floyd was killed in police custody and nationwide protests for social justice began, East High School Superintendent Shaun Nelms challenged his colleagues across Monroe County to teach students about Rochester's history of segregation and disparity.
"I would also say that the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester was also a reminder that this work is critically important," Nelms added, referring to the man who died last March after Rochester police restrained him.
Nelms' vision will materialize this spring when eighth, 11th, and 12th-grade students in every district in the county will receive the same anti-racist classroom lessons.