Teachers Grapple With Discussing Capitol Riot With Kids During Already Unstable Year
“Something is going on in Washington, D.C.,” she told her students. “Let’s stop.” Althimer, a history teacher in Chicago who had been teaching a life-skills course at the time, tilted her computer toward her television, letting her students see for themselves: A group of rioters was storming the U.S. Capitol. The students, who are Black, were confused. “Is this a KKK rally?” one asked. “Why is this being allowed to happen?” asked another. They ultimately landed on one conclusion: Had it been them rioting in D.C., they would have been shot. On Wednesday, children — like...
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