On the heels of their highly successful reading initiative on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., day, students involved in Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Let’s Talk Justice initiative will again spend part of their Presidents’ Day holiday in service to their fellow students by reading and exposing them to diverse literature they can explore in more depth by checking out the books from their school library or Anne Arundel County Public Library branches.
Let’s Talk Justice Reads! is a virtual read-aloud event designed to provide learning opportunities for students to engage with materials that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Six county high school students will read five age-appropriate books to their elementary counterparts on Monday, February 15. Readings will be done at 9, 10, and 11 a.m., as well as at 1 and 2 p.m. in Google classrooms and are accessible to county students. Families outside of AACPS can email letstalkjustice@aacps.org to receive access to the Google Meet. Some of the works will be read in Spanish as well.
“I continue to be amazed at the way our students give so freely of their time to serve others,” Superintendent George Arlotto said. “We had phenomenal feedback from the first Let’s Talk Justice Reads! event and I am so grateful to these students for being so willing to do this again for their elementary school counterparts.”
A list of the works being read and the schedule of readings can be found at www.aacps.org/letstalkjustice.
Let’s Talk Justice was created as a forum for students to discuss racism and social justice in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Beginning with a student-led planning committee, the vision of Let’s Talk Justice quickly developed into a place where students will be able to have a voice about various social issues and injustices. The group has held several public forums on a variety of issues, most recently a forum on women’s rights on February 8, 2021. Links to forums can also be found at www.aacps.org/letstalkjustice.