Baltimore, MD- AFT-Maryland President, and educator Kenya Campbell issued this statement in the wake of another tragic act of violence claiming the life of an Edmonson/Westside High School student.
My heart aches every time I hear about another one of our precious students losing their life to gun violence nearby their school. School should be a place free from the fear, anxiety, anguish, and trauma that plagues too many of our neighborhoods. Sadly, and too often, those things make their way into the school affecting the lives of the students, faculty, and staff. I echo Mayor Brandon Scott’s