Families and school nurses rally at State House for better COVID-19 precautions in schools
They called on state and local officials to ensure that every school has prompt and reliable contact tracing, safe and effective ventilation systems, and high vaccination rates.
School nurses, parents, children, and community members gathered about 50 strong outside the State House at sundown Wednesday with a bullhorn and a list of demands for better COVID-19 precautions and services at Boston Public Schools and districts across the state.
They called on state and local officials to ensure that every school has prompt and reliable contact tracing, safe and effective ventilation systems, and high vaccination rates, as they spoke at the rally organized by the Boston Teachers Union, the Black Boston COVID 19 Coalition, BPS Families 4 COVID Safety, the Boston Education Justice Alliance, and other groups.
Jakira Rogers, who leads the Racial Equity and Access Program at Massachusetts Advocates for Children, said protecting students in schools “is both an economic and a racial equity issue.”
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