The Maryland State Education Association is offering a grant to teachers and local affiliates to promote the national demands of Black Lives Matter in Schools.
Color Us United spokesman Christian Watson says defrauding allegations against the national Black Lives Matter organization means the end of a 'era.'is offering grants to teachers and local union affiliates who are advancing the"national demands" of the organization Black Lives Matter at School.
The application form asks which of the four Black Lives Matter at School's"national demands" the grantees activities relate to. The four national demands, according to the Black Lives Matter at School's website are:"End ‘zero tolerance’ discipline, and implement restorative justice; Hire more Black teachers; Mandate Black history and ethnic studies in K-12 curriculum; Fund counselors not cops.
MSEA is the 75,000-member Maryland affiliate of the National Education Association, which represents 3 million education employees across the country. Grant applicants are directed to submit their application to the MSEA Minority Affairs Committee, who will then make recommendations to the MSEA Board of Directors for final approval.
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