To All Students Walking Out Of School For Trayvon Martin! A change is coming !
To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Aspen Evans. I am a senior class secretary, Elite Scholars Program secretary and honor graduate for the class of 2012. I am writing this letter to signify that I take full responsibility for my actions pertaining to walking out of class on yesterday, March 26, 2012.
I understand that as an administrator I can be punished for “skipping school." I would like for it to be on the record that I am extraordinarily gifted student that has had no prior disciplinary infractions on my record.
My participation in today’s march/rally for Trayvon Martin was due to my need to participate in a cause that directly affects students in my age group at this school. What if that was one of Mt. Zion’s own students? Would you feel differently? Mt. Zion felt the loss of students before and we are tired of the lack of concern for it. I feel that many of the students who participated in this rally as well felt the same.
I agree that there were many students who used this protest as a means to dismiss themselves from class, but I urge you to not punish the whole movement that we tried to carry on at 2:12 pm for a group of free-riders.
We learn about those that fought for injustice during the Civil Rights Movement and we publicly glorify them every February and MLK Day. Why is what we did any different? We simply used the civil disobedience methods of the '60s that the public schools are always drilling into our heads every Black History Month and brought them to our 21st agenda.
What you witnessed yesterday was a student-led movement that surpassed my expectations in effectiveness.
We assembled as a student body for a cause without any confrontations for the most part. You cannot say that about most of the pep rallies and assemblies that we have had in the past.
I would just like it to be known that just because we are minors does not mean we are exempt from the First Amendment free speech right to “peaceably assemble;" which is exactly what we did. I understand that we disregarded the announcement to save this for a later date, but I feel as though that later date would never come and that fire that we saw in students today would have not flickered as bright. I am proud of the students who brought it to the administrations attention about what we were planning. I do agree that a little more planning should have been in order, such as the rally at Clayton State University, but when is the time ever right to show our distaste for injustice?
In conclusion, as you deliberate on the actions you will take to handle this widespread “insubordination," I ask you to keep in mind for myself as well as others that participated: we were just fighting for what was right.
We may not have done it on proper terms, but our mission was accomplished and I am proud of Mt. Zion High School for yesterday’s feat.
Sincerely,
Secretary of Mt. Zion High School’s Class of 2012
-Aspen Cierra Evans
Please join our Facebook page we have created: Justice For Trayvon Martin
Read more: http://globalgrind.com/node/829174#ixzz1qR...
My name is Aspen Evans. I am a senior class secretary, Elite Scholars Program secretary and honor graduate for the class of 2012. I am writing this letter to signify that I take full responsibility for my actions pertaining to walking out of class on yesterday, March 26, 2012.
I understand that as an administrator I can be punished for “skipping school." I would like for it to be on the record that I am extraordinarily gifted student that has had no prior disciplinary infractions on my record.
My participation in today’s march/rally for Trayvon Martin was due to my need to participate in a cause that directly affects students in my age group at this school. What if that was one of Mt. Zion’s own students? Would you feel differently? Mt. Zion felt the loss of students before and we are tired of the lack of concern for it. I feel that many of the students who participated in this rally as well felt the same.
I agree that there were many students who used this protest as a means to dismiss themselves from class, but I urge you to not punish the whole movement that we tried to carry on at 2:12 pm for a group of free-riders.
We learn about those that fought for injustice during the Civil Rights Movement and we publicly glorify them every February and MLK Day. Why is what we did any different? We simply used the civil disobedience methods of the '60s that the public schools are always drilling into our heads every Black History Month and brought them to our 21st agenda.
What you witnessed yesterday was a student-led movement that surpassed my expectations in effectiveness.
We assembled as a student body for a cause without any confrontations for the most part. You cannot say that about most of the pep rallies and assemblies that we have had in the past.
I would just like it to be known that just because we are minors does not mean we are exempt from the First Amendment free speech right to “peaceably assemble;" which is exactly what we did. I understand that we disregarded the announcement to save this for a later date, but I feel as though that later date would never come and that fire that we saw in students today would have not flickered as bright. I am proud of the students who brought it to the administrations attention about what we were planning. I do agree that a little more planning should have been in order, such as the rally at Clayton State University, but when is the time ever right to show our distaste for injustice?
In conclusion, as you deliberate on the actions you will take to handle this widespread “insubordination," I ask you to keep in mind for myself as well as others that participated: we were just fighting for what was right.
We may not have done it on proper terms, but our mission was accomplished and I am proud of Mt. Zion High School for yesterday’s feat.
Sincerely,
Secretary of Mt. Zion High School’s Class of 2012
-Aspen Cierra Evans
Please join our Facebook page we have created: Justice For Trayvon Martin
Read more: http://globalgrind.com/node/829174#ixzz1qR...
Dominique Gallien this is great this what you call black people stand up for each other
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Joanna Elvin The world is watching America. Great to see MOST Americans on here are supporting this protest. The rest of you, the racists, the world is watching and judging you. For shame!
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Amy Heller Sickened by these racist hiding MFers who come out behind FAKE profiles and open their ignorant minds up exploiting their hate and ignorance around...its idiots like YOU that keep the HATE thriving... grow a set of balls and get over yourself cause you scum lickers are so underneath the good in this world. This could have been YOU...I am sure if it was, you would be wishing and hoping the world care for YOUR JUSTICE!
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