New York City will make a major investment to ensure the next generation understands what happened on 9/11 when radical Islamic terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people.
As the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears, the New York City Council is set to allocate $1 million toward educating young people on the events of the tragic day, the New York Post reported. Much of the funding will go toward scholarships for eighth graders in NYC to attend the 9/11 Museum and Memorial, which tells the story of those impacted by the attack.
“It’s an educational initiative to ensure that this next generation is fully aware of what transpired on 9/11, and all of the different acts of heroism, the loved ones that were lost, and the rebuilding efforts as well,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin told The Post.
Menin said one of the goals was to teach students about the heroic efforts of first responders who ran toward the danger on the day of the attack.
“You felt that unity, and there were so many heroic acts from first responders and from everyday New Yorkers, and it’s really a focus of trying to remind young people what the events of 9/11 meant, what the terrorists tried to take away from our city and our country,” she said.
The 9/11 Museum is located on the site where the Twin Towers once stood before Al-Qaeda terrorists crashed two passenger planes into them. The museum features testimony from eyewitnesses and first responders, sections of steel from the fallen buildings, and the vehicles used by firefighters.
Many Americans today were not alive when the attacks took place or have no memory of the day.
“We want to make sure that more young New Yorkers have the opportunity to come to the memorial, to experience the Memorial & Museum firsthand, to hear the stories of family members, of first responders, and to understand why Sept. 11th is very important to always remember and to never forget,” Menin said.
Other states are also pushing forward educational efforts related to 9/11. Texas State Board of Education is moving to approve new standards that teach students the attacks link to radical Islam.
The new curriculum standards would require students to “identify the significance of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks motivated by radical Islam.” Students would also learn about the violent history surrounding Islam’s rise, including “Prophet Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes, the normalization of slavery, and the taking of female captives as harem slaves,” according to the document.
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