This School District Has Received Death Threats for Standing up for Immigrants. It’s Not Backing Down

Originally published at: This School District Has Received Death Threats for Standing up for Immigrants. It’s Not Backing Down - TPM – Talking Points Memo

This story about Winooski was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. WINOOSKI, Vt. — The day’s class started with a writing prompt: Do you feel safe in school? Why or why not? The students — whose families hail…

This is an example of truly remarkable courage shown by people who have little power, truly remarkable. If only our power elites would show a fraction of this bravery, we would not be where we are. Bravo, Winooski, Vermont and Wilmer Chavarria!

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