86第三, fourth and fifth graders at 竞争者轧机 Elementary School missed watching the movie, 想知道, so they could march in the field behind their school and voice their displeasure at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for removing their 标题1 status next year.
Loss of that designation means 布鲁克海文国家实验室, 竞争者轧机, Oak View and Strathmore elementary schools each will receive more than $400,000 less and will no longer have multiple paraeducators working with their neediest students, many who are immigrants living in Spanish speaking homes.
星期五上午十点半.m., the students walked and ran onto the field, 题目1, 我们需要资金, More Money and Bring Back 标题1.
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“We are here today, because our school has lost 标题1, and we want it back. Hopefully MCPS will notice that and say, 的拍摄, 这些孩子真的很想要,比阿特丽克斯说, 一个四年级的学生.
“I have the most wonderful teachers. If we lost 标题1, they will go to other classes and we will miss them,”她说。.
卡莉, 一个四年级的学生, said her girl scout troop has been planning this walk out for weeks and made many of the signs. She was nervous at first, wondering, “Will we get in trouble?”
But several students sat down with Principal Matt Hawkins and worked out the rules. Hawkins restricted the walk out to fourth and fifth graders, but several students said some third graders and younger siblings joined the march as they went outside.
在罢工之后, 卡莉 said her friends were empowered, 比阿特丽克斯说, “I could see in their faces. 他们很自豪.”
卡莉’s mother, Catrina Williams, also was proud, “immensely so. They’ve really been working hard. They had a sit down with the principal and told him their intention.”
Williams stood by as the students “were running and then eventually got into formation and started marching. 有很多的能量.”
Many of the students were clad in blue and white, the Jaguars’ school colors.
利奥, 一个四年级的学生, opted for the role of school reporter and documented the event with his pencil and small notepad. “I think everyone was really excited and nervous. 我会说快乐.”
Many students participated while others opted not to miss the movie, he said.
His mother, Laurel Kennedy, helped her girl scout troop participate. She is concerned for the future of the students and also annoyed that parents only found out about the change during a PTA meeting and were not informed by MCPS.
MCPS is no longer using the number of students who qualify for free and reduced meals as a criterion for 标题1 status. 而不是, they are counting participation in federal programs, include SNAP food benefits, 和无家可归.
Some families qualify for SNAP but are leery of filling out federal forms, Kennedy said. If she had been told about the district’s revisions, she would have helped families fill out the necessary forms, 她说.
露西娅Almidon, whose two students attend 竞争者轧机, said the school’s newer students need extra support to learn the language. Her children are bilingual and do assist other students, 她说, 添加 that is not enough.
“Less teachers means the kids are going to be less supervised,”她说。, 添加, “I know my kids are in a good school. There are a lot of teachers around.”
竞争者轧机 elementary school students walked out of class today to protest their school's loss of title one status @mymcmedia @moco央行 @MCPS 图片.推特.com/POT60rco0B
— suzanne pollak (@SuzannePollak) 2024年3月22日
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