Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD
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Assoc Prof. Boricua Neuroscientist Steering @ny4rjps @NYCOptOut @Blm_edu_nyc @safeschoolsny. DEIB. RT 🚫endorsement, opinions are my own.
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Joined June 2015
I have been often criticized b/c I will ALWAYS come to the table. No matter who you are or what you have done as long as it is at the service of children and communities. People that know me well know that I do not compromise my values even in difficult situations. (1/n).
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My 2 yr old and I are COVID positive. He is struggling, more than I am, especially at night. I have not slept for the last 4 nights making sure he is still breathing. If your child didn't struggle, I am glad. But don't minimize our experience. Just makes you a horrible human.
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I am horrified by some of the comments I am seeing about our young people. They have been schooling us on gun violence, segregation, racism, and now are also raising their voices about health equity. I *wish* I had anything to do with what happened in NYC today. (1/).
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I just want to be clear that those of us that are on the ground, working in health care and are public school parents (and may even be serving on school boards) are not advocating for a permanent shutdown of schools. What we are advocating for is for: /1.
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Please, the pandemic won't end until we take collective responsibility. While I appreciate that we all have different experiences, when it comes to health we have to make policies that protect the vulnerable. When we achieve equity, we successfully protect all. #UrgencyOfEquity.
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(1) mandated masking, KN95/N95 provided for everyone for free.(2) free testing, & easy access; free in-home kits sent to homes and schools .(3) appropriate ventilation (this has not changed w variants.(4) culturally responsive vax campaigns & access to vax, homes and schools /2.
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When charters were proposed and started they were innovative pedagogical institutions. In time they have been used to make money off the back of Black and Latine kids. It’s time we face reality. @AbbottElemABC is educating many of how charters have decimated #publiceducation.
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Oh -- AND TEACHERS have been engaging in the same advocacy for almost 2 yrs now. So, please stop attacking the very people that have been doing their best to keep our children safe /FIN.
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(5) a remote option for those that are not ready to come back to school (for any reason).(6) access to tech, free wifi.(7) access to food, at home & school.(8) access to mental health support, independent of whether you are in school or home /3.
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But it was all them. I wish the adults would stop pointing fingers and would, for once, take ownership of any harm that was done and make sure ALL of our students felt loved and safe in and by their school communities. I truly hope the @DOEChancellor and @NYCMayor (2/).
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Finished @WhenTheySeeUs; my son came in the room and saw me crying. "Mami, just turn it off if it makes you cry." "I can't, Baby, this could have been you, it is just 5 blocks away." #LindaFairstein needs to go down. @ava TY for humanizing this boys. #CentralPark5.
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do right by these youth leaders that can one day transform our communities with their passion and commitment for social, racial and health justice. We can only be so lucky to be led by them. @NYCSW4COVSafety you are today's heroes!.
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Help @BilldeBlasio! Watch how ur @CarmenFarinaDOE attacks schools w/strong teacher-parent #voice 4 #equity #savecpe1
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So I am really confused about budget cuts, .First, @NYCCouncil blamed the @DOEChancellor .Then, @DOEChancellor said @NYCCouncil knew and did nothing.Last night, @NYCMayor blamed @GovKathyHochul/Albany . I need someone to take responsibility, tell the truth & #restorethecuts (/1).
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We may have to start remote so every1 tests coming back from break, we may consider hybrid as we slowly bring students back and get some more younger students vaxxed, we may consider having the workforce that has not been vaxxed work remotely and provide support for students. /4.
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He said "My schools. and MY children." . The current testing protocols and the backlog that exists in the situation room when my community is at a 35% positivity rate proves that you are making decisions based on inaccurate data for MY child. Try again.
.@ericadamsfornyc: "The safest place for our children is inside the school building, and it's going to take a lot for me to close my schools. [. ] Having our children not in the schools is not the protection that they need. It's a safe place for them."
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More than 80% of books in NYC schools’ curriculum for pre-K to eighth grade written by white authors: report
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COVID guidance out for @NYCSchools but we know this guidance isn’t enough to protect all children. Families, please test before coming to school on Sept 8 and encourage kids to mask. Also, if you are still deciding on vax, feel free to DM. Would love to support. #urgencyofequity.
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We also need a lot more support in the #SituationRoom b/c this isn't going to slow down. I hope we already have a plan in place, @ericadamsfornyc @Realdavidcbanks, if not @safeschoolsny is more than happy to talk:
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The last 48 hrs @DataDrivenMD, @Theresa_Chapple and I have been attacked and targeted by folx that have minimized the experience and data on how COVID impacts our communities. The attacks have been personal and we feel unsafe. The @AFTunion has not denounced these statements. /1.
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Losing 15% of the budget at my son’s school means the whole budget goes to salary & we cannot hire a full time art teacher, which we have not had in 3 yrs and we’re hoping for. It also means we cannot provide Afterschool for families. #CareNotCuts @NYCSpeakerAdams @DianaAyalaNYC.
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Tell me we have an administration that wants to privatize our public schools without telling me you wanna privatize public education. I am heartbroken and so disappointed that this is where we are. @DOEChancellor I just want to know why?.
Inbox: New York City Schools Chancellor David C. Banks joins New York City Charter School Center's Board of Directors.
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We have spent a lot of time thinking about how to support school communities. We want our schools open to support children, but we also want science driven policies. #UrgencyOfEquity.
There is a moral urgency to protect all students & staff, including those who are most vulnerable. We put together a toolkit to help communities sort out fact from fiction & advocate for a safe, healthy learning environment for everyone: #UrgencyOfEquity
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My Sisters in the work got him again! Harlem Mommas are relentless and they want this money for their kids! Yes, sir, wherever you go… we will ask to #restorethecuts.
Listen, @NYCMayor wanted prayers so parents @KimberlyTyre3 @ayishahirvin +educator @jenorganizer helped him pray on it! $469M to #FundOurSchools #RestoreTheCuts! Problem is, as soon as he realized what the praying was for, Eric let go & ran away. Arent our kids worth the $ Mayor?
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Almost 1M lives lost, most of which were preventable. Leaving behind our Black and Latinx communities and our most vulnerable citizens. We stand together in moving towards a new way to science and making it for the people. @PeoplesCDC #UrgencyofEquity .
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Gotta say that although I celebrate my colleagues (mostly white) being funded for their work, a little part of me gets mad at the system, as my lab has been closed for a yr b/c of COVID19 & I’ve had to manage teaching, motherhood and survival not knowing what will happen next.
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Why did we not just plan for a better remote experience rather than putting our students and teachers through all of this madness. Chaos! @DOEChancellor @NYCMayor @safeschoolsny @MOREcaucusUFT.
This change could mean that a student physically goes to school just one day a week and has no live instruction the other 4 days, if the school decides not to offer it. I don’t think that’s going to sit well with many parents.
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Time & time again @elizashapiro centers whiteness. White moms. White communities. White people’s needs. I am so sick and tired of the attack on educators that have done the best they can to support students. Maybe if their advocacy was centered on getting the $$ schools need(1/n).
Queens high school principal asks parents to keep their children learning from home, despite the new opt in period. Worth acknowledging principals across grade levels asked parents to do the same last summer, one of many reasons why the opt in rate was low.
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Literally 5 mins in and I am already gasping for air. To be the mother of a Black boy who likes sports. #ColininBlackandWhite @ava @netflix @Kaepernick7.
In tears! The message that’s being portrayed is powerful. #ColinInBlackAndWhite.
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Tomorrow I go back to work and it is much harder now than the first time around. Heart is heavy. Brain is mush. My purpose are home being cared for by another #momof2boys #singleacademicMom #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
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Real talk. When are we going to decouple this COVID vs suicide narratives. Black kids have had a increase in suicide rates, pre-COVID, nobody wanted to address it (except us, the Mothers of Black children). AND let's talk about the collective trauma kids are experiencing (1/2).
The person that tweeted this a year ago as part of a ghoulish argument to minimize children dying of covid by comparing suicides to COVID deaths. His bio says he is an associate professor at Harvard. I'm going to use this tweet as a poor use of suicide statistics. /1.
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Parents, the whole "Waiting for Superman" documentary/narrative was a set-up. 20% of charters are for profit. Public education is a great equalizer. Pls do your research. Make statements that are accurate and evidence based, b/c a lot of us have done the research.
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@KateAurthur @Andy @BilldeBlasio My life is complete. Lord knows I would have loved to say this and more!.
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So, I am past the stress of the primary elections. I have learned a couple of things these last couple of months. (1) NYers are willing to throw down when it comes to their public schools, no matter who they are up against. (hence, lawsuits, birddogging, protests) (/1).
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Well - look at that. Makes sense ñ. @MarkLevineNYC @kprather88.
Italian study shows ventilation can cut school COVID cases by 82% | Reuters
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Who approved this? Do you not see cases rising all over the city? I’m so sick and tired of white communities being centered in this convo while the rest of us are trying to survive during this pandemic! And when is the convo abt the kids who are fully remote going to happen.
BREAKING: @NYCSchools buildings will reopen for 3-K, Pre-K and K-5 students on Monday, December 7. They will reopen for District 75 students on Thursday, December 10. Join @NYCMayor for today’s briefing at City Hall now:.
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I appreciate @MBPMarkLevine trusting me w this honor to represent families all over Manhattan. I understand the complexities within the public school system and how we are all striving to get a quality education for our children. I look forward to working w @DOEChancellor & PEP.
Congratulations to Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD (@DrKYSR) on being our appointee for the panel for education policy. Looking forward to working with her, @DOEChancellor and the PEP on supporting our public schools and young people across the city.
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I just want to make VERY clear, if you are gonna call me names or try to discredit me, I will block you. This is my personal account. If you need to engage in conversation related to the DOE policies, feel free to send me an email. Happy to engage that way, (1/2).
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3-5 mins of breathing CANNOT replace counselors or social workers or SEL or RJ! . Kid’s mental health and learning competencies to support their development and growth cannot be replaced by gimmicks. Full stop!.
Mayor Adams touts deep breathing as advocates press to restore school counseling program via @AGZimmerman
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Also, I’m vaxxed + boosted. I have a 10 yr old (fully vaxxed) who is COVID negative. My baby is not eligible for a vax and caught it at a crowded outside event w masking. I got it from him coughing in my face at night as he was struggling to breathe, trying to prop him up 2 sleep.
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Please don’t stop testing or telling your schools/day cares if your child tested positive. I know it is hard to figure out child care but you would be protecting others and that is what would limit the spread! #UrgencyofEquity.
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#BlackInNeuroRollCall is 🔥🔥! So amazing to see such remarkable minds and the work moving forward. I’m a Puerto Rican medical educator, developmental neuropsychopharmacologist just trying to continue to create opportunities for those coming up. Count on me to throw down! (1/2)
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@HeatherMack18 @sciencemarchnyc I’m so sorry. I tested positive today too. Although my symptoms are not terrible by 2 yr old is struggling. Sending so many healing vibes and speedy recovery!.
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Would love for @ashishkjha to come to our @NYCSchools and check out the non-HEPA filters in classrooms, lack of HVAC systems and windows painted shut. Let’s talk about that… cause people are unmasked and we have gotten 500+ reported per day. #urgencyofequity.
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I am sure you know it, but @uche_blackstock is speaking the truth like always. Some times we get exhausted just saying the same thing over and over… but she is relentless and persistent b/c she wants people to live. #UrgencyOfEquity.
Is the mask you're wearing effective? 😷 @uche_blackstock says yes, but make sure you have the right one! "Right now with this more contagious variant, people should have N95 or KF-94 masks. Surgical masks or cloth masks at this time are inadequate." #velshi
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Why are we automatically assuming that masking and remote instruction is causing mental health issues when children have the fear of bringing home COVID to their fams or the sense of uncertainty during the pandemic is something they are dealing with. Not one mental health (1/).
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I want to be VERY clear. I am NOT proposing that schools shutdown. I advocate for a remote option for families that feel like they need or want it as we are still learning about the pandemic. I also believe we can schools can remain open with evidence-driven policies (1/n).
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As a Puerto Rican neuroscientist, mother of Afro-Latine children, elected parent leader, equity practitioner and defender of public education stand by the decision to not hold space with people that believe in "both sides" when one of those sides is white supremacy. /8.
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.@NYCHealthCommr It's time to on-ramp masking policies in our @NYCSchools. We still schools w very low vaccination rates. oh, and btw, we have not had vax pop-ups in a while! #UrgencyOfEquity #MaskUp.
Columbia University just reinstated its masking policy due to the increase of BA2 COVID cases in New York City.
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You know what is arrogance? To ACTIVELY put Black people in harms way and to not allow Ss to engage in meaningful conversations about race, racism and power structures that have historically killed us w their educators. Racism has been documented a public health issue. (1/).
“It’s wildly inappropriate for any school system to silence parents or squelch debate over curriculum and school culture. It’s a public school district that operates — or should — in the public interest with public dollars. The arrogance is stunning.”
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Spoke to a Manhattan principal who is - $800K from their budget. They will have to excess one of her social workers, devastating to the community b/c they need mental health support. Is this what we want, while still in a pandemic? @NYCSpeakerAdams @DianaAyalaNYC @MarkLevineNYC.
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My baby’s first snow, and my oldest got a #snowday. We didn’t log on to remote. We went outside, played and enjoyed some family time! @DOEChancellor @NYCMayor @NYCSchools Our kids need these days, it’s part of their memories of their childhood. I will not steal their joy!
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I think the struggle has been that the Chancellor sent an email and basically told teachers they can’t speak about it… not that they don’t know HOW to. Just sayin’.
NYC students want to talk about Israel and Gaza. Schools are struggling to keep up. #nycschools.
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Just to be clear, .@Mssarahmssarah has not only been telling us all of the truths about what is happening in schools, but is a Mom of 4 herself. I am so tired of these keep schools open at all costs. Teachers like Sarah help our children not just be safe, but feel seen and loved.
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All children should wear masks in school this fall, even if vaccinated, pediatrics group says
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My childcare provider, who is a newly minted citizen and will be voting for governor for the 1st time told me tonight that masks are the one thing protecting children and she is not going to stop wearing them. We MUST keep masks in our schools! #vaxandmask #UrgencyOfEquity.
BREAKING: @GovKathyHochul is lifting NY's statewide mask mandate, letting the current rule expire as of Thursday.
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Children are assessed constantly in classrooms. These assessments are not arbitrary and they provide more information than a standardized test EVER could. It’s time for “More teaching, Less standardized testing”. Ty, Congressman @JamaalBowmanNY for this bold vision for children.
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I understand that .@rweingarten likes "to talk to everyone" and entertain both sides. As a parent leader I have to engage all of my constituents. One thing WE don't entertain are people that ACTIVELY harm Black communities. /2.
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Like this person:
@DrKYSR Yes. It. Is. Both my kids had it. One is 6, the other 3. We got through it.
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I get it. Schools provide critical support for so many. And if the @NYCMayor and @DOEChancellor wanna keep them open, sure, by all means. Here are some things that need to happen: ✅ 100% in-school mandatory testing (PCR) & free home kits ✅remote option (1/).
Adams says they expect low attendance today: "Let's say it's 50 percent, those are 50 percenters who had no other choice. Their mom and dad had to go to work. They didn't have a meal at home. that's the population that we often ignore when we take a comfortable outlook.".
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I already have families contacting me that this is not what they want and need. Children are still not approved for vaccines. We have immunocompromised fams & how is it that Eliza gets info before our superintendents and principals. Another reason why we must #endMayoralcontrol.
BREAKING: NYC will NOT have a remote learning option this fall. All students and staff expected back in buildings full-time as of Sept. 13, de Blasio just announced on Morning Joe.
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To the #KeepSchoolsOpen folx, to @drlucymcbride and company. know that we are all still here. Publishing, fighting for our communities, vaccinating people, providing them w masks, ventilation, advocating for free testing and to end #VaccineApartheid. Keep watching us rise!.
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Our nurses and our teachers have been the heroes in the pandemic. They should be compensated for their labor. I stand in solidarity w @nynurses and every si doe one of them fighting for what they deserve!.
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To @darnelr @HuffmanLabDU @JuliaRaifman TY for being co-conspirators and holding other accountable for the harm done to us. To @DataDrivenMD @Theresa_Chapple your brilliance is incomparable and our communities are lucky to have your leadership. /9.
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To all @NYCSchools educators. I am thinking of you. To parents that are holding their breathe, sending love and solidarity. We will continue to advocate for the protection of our children. Show @NYCMayor we know what our kids deserve #Strike4SafeSchools #ProtectNYCkids.
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I have never seen a document that was so dangerous for our children. This group of 13 scientist/physicians are literally pushing for policies that will KILL our Black and Latine children. I am tired of having to fight for the safety of my babies and their friends. #mandatequity.
/1 Hi Lucy and your colleagues. Your advocacy toolkit contains poorly sourced, contexted, and biased information on mental health during the pandemic/schooling. And I have receipts too!.(thread). #urgencyofnormal.
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I will NOT be misrepresented by a non-scientist, self serving, self proclaimed expert. I want ALL students and teachers to be in safe environments. I will NOT apologize for asking that we have policies that center the most marginalized or most vulnerable to COVID (2/n).
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I am asking all superintendents to support their principals in having all children and teachers quarantine after being in close contact with someone that tested positive for COVID19. @ruxdanika @BxSuptTobia @BKNHSSuptRoss @BKSouthCrisis @MRosalesMBO.
On a night when any good news is desperately needed, I’ve now heard from 27 families (from my school and others) who plan on quarantining their kids after a close contact at school.
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I’ve been attending the PEP for ~5 yrs. I advocated for my school, fought school closures and testified on policies that will slowly alleviate some of the inequities in the system. Today, for the FIRST time we got a major win for our children! 8 amazing humans made it happen!
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12 yrs this Aug, Eitan Friedman hired me after a short post doc. This experience is in the most diverse medical school in the country has been transformative. @CUNYMed has pushed me to create anti-oppressive spaces, in my classroom, lab & community! @CUNY @CityCollegeNY
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Would be great to also mandate masks the first couple of weeks of of school teachers and students are coming back from holiday break/travels. Other schools districts are.
Grand Central Station would look far more beautiful with this sea of people wearing face masks. @GovKathyHochul @NYCMayor can we get mask mandates back in New York? Let’s keep each other safe through winter and beyond. @MandateMasksNY
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As a parent I have been supporting the @MOREcaucusUFT for five years. If I were a teacher, this would be the caucus I would join to stay informed, have democratic voice, fight for social justice and know that people will always have my back!.
I highly encourage all #NYCDOE #teachers & #Educators to join @MOREcaucusUFT officially. This caucus is doing a ton of work around #healthjustice & @Blm_edu_nyc & I’m proud to be a dues paying member. #BlackLivesMatter #NYCschools #teacherlife #teachertwitter #returntoschool2020
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Almost four years ago we created @safeschoolsny because we felt like the city was not doing enough to protect our kids. We fought hard for mitigation measures. If we don’t quarantine, we are exposing children and teachers to the virus. That is a fact. This is negligent.
NYC schools will no longer require 5-day COVID quarantines:
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And finally, my hero. @RJackson_NYC has been a mentor, a cheerleader, a supporter and literally one of the most honest human beings I have ever met. This ability to organize communities while still seeing the bigger picture and navigating nuance is extraordinary. (/12)
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Tomorrow we stand in solidarity with all of the teachers and students that are going back into buildings. Even though I don’t think it is right, for their lives, I hope I am wrong and these next two weeks are amazing. But you are in my thoughts and I am still fighting for equity!
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Your Unconscious Bias Trainings Keep Failing Because You’re Not Addressing Systemic Bias
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This made me cry. I have known @JamaalBowmanNY for yrs. He is brave, strong & steadfast. I know WHY he has to do this. But to see a Black man get arrested fighting for his communities' rights. The fact we STILL have to do this, hurts me! TY 4 your leadership!.
BOWMAN ARRESTED: Rep. #JamaalBowman among 20 arrested at U.S. Capitol during #votingrights protest. -
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I appreciate my @safeschoolsny's sisters that have ALWAYS supported evidence driven policies that center the most marginalized communities and we NEVER compromise when it comes to racism and manifestation of white supremacy. EVER. /3.
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Instead of thinking about how to protect our communities from this fifth surge the #KeepSchoolsOpen folx are back in full force not centering science, public health or how systemic racism has impacted our communities as a whole (incl schools). White supremacy literally kills.
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We lost a student in our @NYCSchools. The fact that the @DOEChancellor @NYCMayor have not acknowledged children dying in our schools from COVID19. Please support this family to send their baby home. #UrgencyOfEquity.
A NYC District 75 Student, Richard “Ziaire” Keyes-Neal, passed away from COVID last week. You can help fund his homegoing service 👇.
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(2) Most NYers believe that public education is the equalizer and the cornerstone of democracy. Therefore it should be free, of quality and accessible. (/2).
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The @AFTunion has YET to present a "Town Hall" with diverse experts/parents to talk abt COVID. This panel would have modeled what others need to do to present effective mitigation measures in school communities. But they weren't able to see that b/c they were busy pandering /6.
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.@DanWeisbergNYC @KenitaLloyd @DOEChancellor this is a huge concern for the future of our public schools. I hope that we recognize that Moms4Liberty has been deemed a hate group and we have parent leaders that align w them. Equity parent leaders need protection.
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I was sitting at the table with teachers at the @NYCMayor #PublicSafetyTownHall where over 60% of the table agreed that we needed to ask "when are you going to #restorethecuts?" It was clear that was what the community wants and needs. @DianaAyalaNYC @Kristin4Harlem @galeabrewer.
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I want to recreate the Rainbow coalition. We must stop white supremacy. Together we must end these hate crime on the AAPI, Latinx and Black community must stops. Period. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽.
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My beautiful baby went to school in all black today, in solidarity with his teachers asking for #GunControlNow and in remembrance of the children and teachers los in #UvaldeMassacre. Things have been heavy for this Afro-Borikua family. #UrgencyofEquity
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In order for us to be able eliminate mask mandates we have to extend the mandate for now in order to get more people vaccinated and protect our most vulnerable. REMINDER: we still have low vax rates in children 5-11, and 0-5 are not eligible for the vaccine. #UrgencyOfEquity.
NYS needs to extend mask mandate for all public spaces! It may end Feb 10. Please contact @GovKathyHochul @DrMaryTBassett!. NYS still has HIGH #Covid19 community transmission!. Governor Kathy Hochul.Phone: 1-518-474-8390.Contact Form: #MandateMasksNY
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.@GovKathyHochul/@NYCMayor's next steps are critical for @NYCSchools' families. Kids’ vax rates are too ⬇️ & case #s are still too ⬆️ for masks-optional, even after break. Join me in signing this equity-centered, data-driven, sustainable plan/open letter.
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@MOREcaucusUFT @BilldeBlasio @UFT We must have 100% weekly testing and include 3K and prek. #Omicron is a whole other ballgame and using data from Oct-Dec to make policy is irresponsible as we have seen such a significant spike in cases. Our children and their teachers are not safe!.
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When you are walking down the hallway at your son’s school and your breathe is taken away #BLMatNYCschools #CPE1 @DOEChancellor @SADYELCAMPOAMOR @MRosalesMBO @cec4eastharlem @BLMAtSchool @Blm_edu_nyc
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PSA: please do NOT take any health related advice from Mr. Spiro. He knows nothing about physiology or the brain.
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Tonight you were supposed to hear from prominent researchers/scientists/physicians that have been committed to protecting our communities and the teachers that serve our children. /5.
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to others that don't mind compromising the lives of others, including their children's teachers, b/c what they want and need should be centered. /7.
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Tonight my Island once again shows the injustice it experiences. For the beauty is has, it has the same amount of violence when fighting for the basic human right of its basic needs #PuertoRico.
NOW: Video appears to show riot police in Puerto Rico physically assaulting a veteran photojournalist - who’s covering a large protest over power outages on the island. He, @NotiJuan, yells press. They take him to the ground.
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I don’t understand how Mayor Adams can treat his constituents this way. Public education is the cornerstone of democracy and here we are, asking, begging to #Restorethecuts and we get pushed away, dismissed and ignored. @NYCCouncil.
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