Unionville High Senior Wants Schools to Do More to Help Students Deal with Aftermath of U.S. Capitol Insurrection

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While many schools in the region have addressed the U.S. Capitol insurrection the day after it happened by shelving prepared lesson plans and leading students through the content of the nation’s history happening in real time, others have decided not to touch the event, write Kristen Graham, Maddie Hanna, and Melanie Burney for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

However, Jenna Ahart, a senior at Unionville High School, does not think ignoring the events is the right choice. She believes schools should do more to help their students deal with the aftermath of unprecedented events. This includes helping them navigate credible sources, especially since many of them are “having their first encounter with politics.”

“So many kids get their news from social media,” she said. “There’s so much speculation happening right now.”

Many teachers in the region agreed. Megan Langman, an English teacher at Cherry Hill High School West in New Jersey, decided to put a planned lesson on Romeo and Juliet on hold and give her freshmen a chance to talk about the troubling events.

“They needed to talk, and they needed to hear from each other,” said Langman.

Read more in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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