Last week, the Tucson school board outraged the nation when they cancelled the district’s high-school Mexican American Studies program and forcibly banned a series of books dealing with race. The reason Apparently, teaching respect for other cultures amounts to “racial hatred” and is in violation of Arizona’s statewide ban against ethnic studies, which was passed in conjunction with SB1070.
Since the news broke, the school board has been catching heat and there is a chance they’ll allow the books back in the classroom, but they need to know the whole country is watching.
Latinos in Tucson make up more than half of the student population, and they are fighting back alongside educators and parents. Can you sign this petition to Superintendent John Pedicone and the school board to reverse the decision to ban the books and reinstate the Mexican American Studies program
