Miriam Kovacs is a step-parent of a Hooksett third grader. She attended the school’s parent information session for third graders via Zoom on Aug. 31 when the meeting was interrupted by drawings of a phallus and swastikas on the screen.
While school is in recess, NH teachers prepare to talk about racism
Protests over George Floyd’s killing at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis amplified efforts to discuss racism in the classroom. However, the journey for educators to understand how racist systems perpetuate inequities began long before multicultural crowds rallied in the streets to support the Black Lives Matters movement. Kyra Dulmage is a fifth grade teacher at Oyster River Middle School (ORMS) in the Durham region, and a member of the newly-formed Seacoast Educators for Equity (SEE), whose mission is to create more inclusive versions of history.