If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity's. ____ Getting schools open again may truly be a down payment on the education debt owed to communities of color. The pandemic has thrown a wrench into my field, widening the disparities between affluent and low-income communities even more. To provide healing from historical trauma and systemic oppression, I believe a new deal needs to be made. In my work as the Superintendent of the Sausalito Marin School District , I see first hand the need for equitable and inclusive education structures. Since September 14, 2020, my district has safely remained open six hours a day, seven days a week. My district has had zero in-school transmissions of the virus even as we serve a high density, low income, predominantly Black, brown and immigrant community. In my 21 years as an...
