Letter: We are limiting our children, and their potential

Posted 10/28/21

The time has come to call out blatantly racist actions taken by some influential people regarding our Bristol Warren Regional School District, and this directly relates to shaping the future of our …

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Letter: We are limiting our children, and their potential

Posted

The time has come to call out blatantly racist actions taken by some influential people regarding our Bristol Warren Regional School District, and this directly relates to shaping the future of our society for success or failure.

When the School Committee voted against a grant Oct. 25 for a Project-Based Learning program, they didn’t vote against the program. They voted against the vendor.

The vendor champions the advancement of Black and Brown students. This does not mean the vendor does so at the expense of white students.

Fairness and equality do not rob from anyone’s potential for success. Fairness and equality do not mean competition.

Project-Based Learning is a team concept. Our future workforce will be highly diverse, even if people disagree. That disagreement is with reality. By limiting cultural exposure for our children today, we are limiting their potential for tomorrow. We are setting them up for failure.

Stop drilling holes in our ship.

Joel Huval, SCPO, USN (Ret.)
Bristol

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