By Ali Tadayon and Ashley A. Smith, EdSource, June 5, 2020
The shock and anger that is rippling throughout the country over the police killing of George Floyd hits home for West Contra Costa Unified — a majority Latino and African American district in the San Francisco Bay Area.
As the district ends instruction this week, teachers described their efforts to give students the opportunity to talk — even if it is just virtually — about their concerns.
Superintendent Matthew Duffy, in a message to the school community Sunday, said Floyd’s death and the killing of other African Americans at the hands of police makes him fear for the district’s students, especially those who are black and brown.
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