Trump Uses Excessive Force to Re-Open Schools: Parents, Communities and Teachers RESIST!

Journey for Justice Alliance started this petition to 45th President of the United Sates Donald Trump

To US President Donald Trump,

As parents, students, educators, and community organizations deeply invested in America’s public schools, we are mortified by your administration’s insistence on forcing children into school buildings in September without a comprehensive plan to ensure their safety. The COVID pandemic has claimed the lives of over 140,000 people in the United States - disproportionately impacting Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Sadly, it feels as if we are on our own. Your administration demonstrates a lack of political will (and we fear, the capacity), to address the disparate death toll experienced by our communities due to COVID-19. Every day your administration ignores science and repeats bizarre talking points in efforts to message us past this pandemic; the American public is in imminent danger. With the recent outbreak, we are witnessing an undeniable surge in the numbers of hospitalized young people (together with a surge in infections and deaths among the general population too). Yet, your administration pats itself on the back while Americans die. Additionally, school facilities in many of our communities are deteriorating, and politicians’ decision to privatize custodial services have left many of our school buildings filthy and unsanitary. Continued