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Judy Shepard talks about her son Matthew on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Lost in all the hubbub last week about the National Equality March, Judy Shepard appeared on Ellen to talk about her son Matthew, how her life has changed and how far we’ve come. Unfortunately we still have a long way to go. Be sure to watch all the way to the end…
October 15th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
ELLEN IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! WORDS HURT AND WHEN WE ALLOW INTOLERANCE TO THRIVE BY OUR SILENCE, WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! I TEACH SPECIAL ED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN KILLEEN, TEXAS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND THE LACK OF A COMPREHENSIVE, PRO-ACTIVE, ANTI-BULLYING CURRICULUM IN OUR DISTRICT. TEXAS HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS NEED STATE WIDE AND I WON’T REST UNTIL THEY DO!
I SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL EQUALITY MARCH RALLY IN DC OCT.11TH AND I WILL KEEP SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE URGENCY IN OUR SCHOOLS TO HAVE AN HONEST, OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER. THIS DISCUSSION MUST ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LGBT STUDENTS, AS WELL AS CONFRONT ISSUES OF RACE, CULTURE, GENDER AND ETHNICITY.
I WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON A CURRICULUM I COULD CONSIDER BRINGING TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD. HELP ME MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP ME PREVENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES IN MY COMMUNITY AND MY SCHOOL DISTRICT. UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS, EMPATHY AND LOVE ARE WHAT WE NEED! OUR STUDENTS, WHO ARE ALL OUR CHILDREN, DESERVE BETTER! Thank you!
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