‘I can’t teach if I’m dead’: Minnesota teachers of color say distance learning is best option for fall

[Deeq A.]

Whittier International School in Minneapolis looks the way Cecilia Laden thought America would look when she arrived from Ecuador. The student body is a diverse and integrated mix of children, about evenly divided among African American, Somali, Latino, and white students. For eight years, Laden has taught Spanish to second through fifth graders, helping them fall in love with her native language. Teaching at Whittier was her first job after college, and she never wanted to go anywhere else.

Source: Hiiraan Online