Elementary Students Address Trump On President’s Day

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Like some educators across the nation, Houston teacher Laura Jones found herself at a loss for words when it came time to address her predominately Latino class the day after Donald Trump’s election.

“Is my family going to be separated?” and “Why doesn’t Donald Trump like us?” were among the questions her fourth graders had lined up for her, The Huffington Post reports. Though she didn’t have an answer for every child, Jones encouraged her students to put their concerns on paper.

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In a poignant video shared on President’s Day (Feb. 20), they courageously tackle everything from Trump’s “Muslim Ban” to his proposed border wall between Mexico and the United States in letters to the 45th president. “I know I can’t make you change your mind, but a president is supposed to care for his country,” one student expressed.

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“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

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