Barbara Madeloni, the President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), wrote an email to union members on Tuesday calling for safe spaces in Massachusetts public schools following Donald Trump’s election. The email called upon teachers to “organize standouts across the state next Tuesday, November 22, to let students and parents know that love trumps hate, that we welcome all students and their families, and that we will provide places of safety in our classrooms, schools and colleges.”
In addition, Madeloni encouraged teachers and professors to institute safe spaces across academic buildings, saying it is “a time to push past rules and bureaucracies that limit our ability to show and live our compassion.” Madeloni suggests that these safe spaces would create a positive atmosphere of empathy and support.
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