FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022
Media contact: [email protected]
SPLC, ACLU-GA, Education and Civil Rights Activists Oppose Classroom Censorship
ATLANTA, Ga. – On Thursday, April 28, Gov. Brian Kemp will sign a series of education bills, including one that censors discussion and information about race and racism in K-12 schools. Civil rights and education advocates, educators, parents and student representatives will respond to the bill signing during a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The SPLC Action Fund and ACLU-GA will also announce a resource to allow students, parents and educators to provide information on how the new law impacts learning.
Press conference speakers:
- Terrence Wilson - Regional Policy and Community Engagement Director, IDRA
- Andrea Young - Executive Director, ACLU of Georgia
- Jalaya Liles Dunn – Director, Learning for Justice project
- Aryani Duppada - Denmark High School student, Forsyth County
- Mitzi McAdam - Forsyth County parent
- Anthony Downer - Atlanta Public Schools educator
- Jennifer Susko - Former Cobb County Schools counselor and educator
WHAT: Press conference in response to Georgia’s classroom censorship law
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, April 28, 2022
WHERE: Via Zoom. Please register for the Zoom link here: https://aclu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UoTDH138S3WynPYMe4RjFw
Media Contacts: Dorrie Toney, Communications Director, ACLU-GA404-302-0128[email protected]
Ashley Levett, Associate Media Director, SPLC Action Fund334-296-0084[email protected]
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