Why Black girls are targeted for punishment at school -- and how to change that | Monique W. Morris

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shai Hakim ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
When I was in the sixth grade, I got into a fight at school.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื•' ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ืงื˜ื˜ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
00:16
It wasn't the first time I'd been in a fight,
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ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ืงื˜ื˜ื”
00:19
but it was the first time one happened at school.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื–ื” ืงืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
00:22
It was with a boy who was about a foot taller than me,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขื ื ืขืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžืžื ื™ ื‘ืจืืฉ
00:25
who was physically stronger than me
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ื–ืง ืžืžื ื™
00:27
and who'd been taunting me for weeks.
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ื•ืฉื”ืฆื™ืง ืœื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื
00:31
One day in PE, he stepped on my shoe and refused to apologize.
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื’ื•ืคื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื“ืจืš ืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ื ืขืœ ื•ืกืจื‘ ืœื”ืชื ืฆืœ
00:35
So, filled with anger, I grabbed him and I threw him to the ground.
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ืื–, ืชืคืกืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื•ื–ืจืงืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืœืงืจืงืข, ื‘ืขืฆื‘ื™ื
00:40
I'd had some previous judo training.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืจืงืข ืงื•ื“ื ื‘ื’'ื•ื“ื•
00:42
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:46
Our fight lasted less than two minutes,
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ื”ืจื™ื‘ ืฉืœื ื• ื ืžืฉืš ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืฉืชื™ ื“ืงื•ืช,
00:49
but it was a perfect reflection of the hurricane
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืงืฃ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื“ื•ื™ื™ืงืช ืืช ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ
00:52
that was building inside of me
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ืฉื”ืชืคืชื— ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™
00:54
as a young survivor of sexual assault
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ื›ืฉื•ืจื“ืช ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช
00:56
and as a girl who was grappling with abandonment
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ื•ื›ื ืขืจื” ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื” ืขื ื ื˜ื™ืฉื”
00:58
and exposure to violence in other spaces in my life.
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ื•ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
01:01
I was fighting him,
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ื ืœื—ืžืชื™ ืื™ืชื•
01:03
but I was also fighting the men and boys that had assaulted my body
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื ืœื—ืžืชื™ ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ื ืขืจื™ื ืฉืชืงืคื• ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื™
01:07
and the culture that told me I had to be silent about it.
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ื•ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื”.
01:11
A teacher broke up the fight
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ืžื•ืจื” ื”ืคืกื™ืงื” ืืช ื”ืžืจื™ื‘ื”
01:12
and my principal called me in her office.
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ื•ื”ืžื ื”ืœืช ืฉืœื™ ืงืจืื” ืœื™ ืืœื™ื” ืœืžืฉืจื“.
01:15
But she didn't say, "Monique, what's wrong with you?"
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืœื ืืžืจื”, "ืžื•ื ื™ืง, ืžื” ื ื“ืคืง ืืฆืœืš?"
01:19
She gave me a moment to collect my breath
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ื”ื™ื ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ืจื’ืข ืœื”ืกื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœื™
01:22
and asked, "What happened?"
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ื•ืฉืืœื” "ืžื” ืงืจื”?"
01:26
The educators working with me led with empathy.
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ื”ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื“ื• ืื™ืชื™, ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ื“ืจืš ืืžืคื˜ื™ื”.
01:29
They knew me.
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ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื™.
01:30
They knew I loved to read, they knew I loved to draw,
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ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœืงืจื•ื, ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ,
01:34
they knew I adored Prince.
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ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืฉื”ืขืจืฆืชื™ ืืช ืคืจื™ื ืก.
01:37
And they used that information to help me understand
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
01:39
why my actions, and those of my classmate, were disruptive
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ืœืžื” ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืœื›ื™ืชื”, ื”ืคืจื™ืขื•
01:42
to the learning community they were leading.
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ืœืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื•.
01:45
They didn't place me on suspension;
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ื”ื ืœื ืฉืœื—ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœืจื™ืชื•ืง;
01:48
they didn't call the police.
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ื”ื ืœื ืงืจืื• ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”.
01:50
My fight didn't keep me from going to school the next day.
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ื”ืจื™ื‘ ืฉืœื™ ืœื ืžื ืข ืžืžื ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืžื—ืจืช.
01:54
It didn't keep me from graduating; it didn't keep me from teaching.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื ืข ืžืžื ื™ ืžืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื ืข ืžืžื ื™ ืžืœืœืžื“.
02:00
But unfortunately, that's not a story that's shared by many black girls
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ื–ื” ืœื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช
02:03
in the US and around the world today.
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ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื™ื•ื.
02:06
We're living through a crisis in which black girls
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื• ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช
02:09
are being disproportionately pushed away from schools ---
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ืžื•ื“ืจื•ืช ืžื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ --
02:11
not because of an imminent threat they pose to the safety of a school,
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ืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืื™ื•ื ื”ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืŸ ืžื”ื•ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
02:15
but because they're often experiencing schools
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ืืœื ื›ื™ ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ื•ืช ืืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
02:17
as locations for punishment and marginalization.
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ื›ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืขื ื™ืฉื” ื•ื”ื“ืจื”
02:21
That's something that I hear from black girls around the country.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืขืช ืžื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
02:25
But it's not insurmountable.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•.
02:27
We can shift this narrative.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
02:30
Let's start with some data.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืงืฆืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ื.
02:33
According to a National Black Women's Justice Institute analysis
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื ื™ืชื•ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืžื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ ืœืฆื“ืง ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช
02:36
of civil rights data
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ืฉืœ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื–ืจื—
02:37
collected by the US Department of Education,
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ืฉื ืืกืคื• ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™,
02:40
black girls are the only group of girls who are overrepresented
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉื–ื•ื›ื” ืœื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื™ื™ืชืจ
02:43
along the entire continuum of discipline in schools.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืจืฆืฃ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ.
02:47
That doesn't mean that other girls aren't experiencing exclusionary discipline
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ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื ืขืจื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ื•ืช ืžืฉืžืขืช ืžืคืœื”
02:51
and it doesn't mean that other girls aren't overrepresented
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื ืขืจื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืœื ืžื™ื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ื“ืฃ
02:55
at other parts along that continuum.
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ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืฃ.
02:57
But black girls are the only group of girls
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื ืขืจื•ืช
02:59
who are overrepresented all along the way.
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ืฉืžื™ื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ื“ืฃ ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืจืš.
03:02
Black girls are seven times more likely than their white counterparts
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ืœื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืคื™ ืฉื‘ืข ืžืืฉืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืช
03:07
to experience one or more out-of-school suspensions
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื—ืงื•ืช ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:09
and they're nearly three times more likely than their white and Latinx counterparts
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืคื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืืฉืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช
03:13
to be referred to the juvenile court.
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ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœื ื•ืขืจ.
03:16
A recent study by the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืขื“ื›ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืจื›ื– ืœืขื•ื ื™ ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื’'ื•ืจื’'ื˜ืื•ืŸ
03:20
partially explained why this disparity is taking place
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ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ืœืงื™ืช ืœืžื” ื”ืคืขืจ ื”ื–ื” ืžืชืงื™ื™ื
03:23
when they confirmed that black girls experience
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืžืืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ืช
03:26
a specific type of age compression,
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ืกื•ื’ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ื—ื™ืกื” ื’ื™ืœืื™ืช,
03:28
where they're seen as more adult-like than their white peers.
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ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื ืชืคืกื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•ื’ืจื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืช.
03:32
Among other things, the study found
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืฆื
03:34
that people perceive black girls to need less nurturing,
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื›ืืœื• ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ื—,
03:38
less protection, to know more about sex
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ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื’ื ื”, ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืžื™ืŸ
03:41
and to be more independent than their white peers.
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ื•ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืฆืžืื™ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
03:46
The study also found
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื’ื ืžืฆื
03:47
that the perception disparity begins when girls are as young as five years old.
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ืฉื”ืคืขืจ ื‘ืชืคื™ืกื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ืžืฉ.
03:53
And that this perception and the disparity increases over time
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ื•ืฉื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ื–ื• ื•ื”ืคืขืจ ื’ื“ืœื™ื ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ
03:57
and peaks when girls are between the ages of 10 and 14.
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ื•ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ 10 ืœ 14.
04:01
This is not without consequence.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ื ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช.
04:05
Believing that a girl is older than she is can lead to harsher treatment,
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ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉื™ืœื“ื” ื”ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืงืฉื•ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:09
immediate censure when she makes a mistake
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ื’ื™ื ื•ื™ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ื˜ืขื•ืช
04:12
and victim blaming when she's harmed.
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ื•ื”ืืฉืžืช ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืคื’ืขืช.
04:15
It can also lead a girl to think that something is wrong with her,
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ื–ื” ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ื ืขืจื” ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืื™ืชื”,
04:18
rather than the conditions in which she finds herself.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ื”ืŸ.
04:22
Black girls are routinely seen as too loud, too aggressive,
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื ืชืคืกื•ืช ื›ืงื•ืœื ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื™, ื›ื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื™,
04:26
too angry, too visible.
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ืขืฆื‘ื ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื™, ื•ื ื™ืจืื•ืช ืžื“ื™.
04:29
Qualities that are often measured in relation to nonblack girls
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ืื™ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ืžื“ื“ื•ืช ืœืจื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœื ืขืจื•ืช ืœื ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช
04:33
and which don't take into consideration what's going on in this girl's life
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ื•ืฉืœื ืœื•ืงื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื” ื ืขืจื”
04:37
or her cultural norms.
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ืื• ืืช ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื”.
04:39
And it's not just in the US.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
04:41
In South Africa,
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ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
04:42
black girls at the Pretoria Girls High School
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืคืจื˜ื•ืจื™ื”
04:44
were discouraged from attending school with their hair in its natural state,
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ืขื•ื“ื“ื• ืœื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืฉื™ืขืจ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื• ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™
04:48
without chemical processing.
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ืœืœื ื”ื—ืœืงื” ื›ื™ืžื™ืช.
04:50
What did those girls do?
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ืžื” ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืขืฉื•?
04:51
They protested.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื—ื•.
04:54
And it was a beautiful thing to see the global community for the most part
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืคื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช ื‘ื—ืœืงื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ
04:57
wrap its arms around girls as they stood in their truths.
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ื—ื™ื‘ืงื” ืืช ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช, ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื ืืžื ื•ืช ืœืืžืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ
05:01
But there were those who saw them as disruptive,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื›ืืœื• ืฉืจืื• ืื•ืชืŸ ื›ืžืคืจื™ืขื•ืช,
05:03
largely because they dared to ask the question,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื›ื™ ื”ืŸ ื”ืขื–ื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื”,
05:06
"Where can we be black if we can't be black in Africa?"
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"ืื™ืคื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”?"
05:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:11
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:13
It's a good question.
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ื–ื• ืฉืืœื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”,
05:16
Around the world,
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ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
05:18
black girls are grappling with this question.
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื•.
05:21
And around the world,
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ื•ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
05:23
black girls are struggling to be seen, working to be free
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื ืื‘ืงื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช, ืคื•ืขืœื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ
05:26
and fighting to be included
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ื•ื ืœื—ืžื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง
05:28
in the landscape of promise that a safe space to learn provides.
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ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืžืจื—ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืžืืคืฉืจ.
05:32
In the US, little girls, just past their toddler years,
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ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช, ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช, ืงืฆืช ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืงื•ืช,
05:36
are being arrested in classrooms for having a tantrum.
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ื ืขืฆืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืชืงืคื™ ื–ืขื.
05:39
Middle school girls are being turned away from school
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ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืžืกื•ืœืงื•ืช ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
05:42
because of the way they wear their hair naturally
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืŸ ืžืกื“ืจื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช
05:45
or because of the way the clothes fit their bodies.
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ืื• ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
05:48
High school girls are experiencing violence
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ื ืขืจื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื—ื•ื•ืช ืืœื™ืžื•ืช
05:50
at the hands of police officers in schools.
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ืžื™ื“ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืงืฆื™ื ื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
05:53
Where can black girls be black without reprimand or punishment?
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ืื™ืคื” ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื ื–ืฃ ืื• ืœื”ืขื ืฉ?
06:00
And it's not just these incidents.
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ื•ืืœื• ืœื ืจืง ื”ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ืืœื•.
06:02
In my work as a researcher and educator,
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื›ื—ื•ืงืจืช ื•ืžื—ื ื›ืช,
06:04
I've had an opportunity to work with girls like Stacy,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื ืขืจื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืกื˜ื™ื™ืกื™,
06:08
a girl who I profile in my book "Pushout,"
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ื ืขืจื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชืืจืช ื‘ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ "Pushout"
06:10
who struggles with her participation in violence.
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ืฉื ืื‘ืงืช ืขื ื”ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
06:15
She bypasses the neuroscientific and structural analyses
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ื”ื™ื ืขื•ืงืคืช ืืช ื”ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ื ื”ืžื“ืขื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื™ื
06:20
that science has to offer
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžื“ืข ืœื”ืฆื™ืข
06:21
about how her adverse childhood experiences inform
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ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœืื™ืš ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ืžื ื‘ืื•ืช
06:25
why she's participating in violence
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ืœืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช
06:27
and goes straight to describing herself as a "problem child,"
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ื•ืขื•ื‘ืจืช ืœืชืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื” ื›"ื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™ืช",
06:30
largely because that's the language that educators were using
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื›ื™ ื–ื• ื”ืฉืคื” ืฉื”ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื–ื”
06:33
as they routinely suspended her.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ื”ืฉืขื• ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืงื‘ื™.
06:37
But here's the thing.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ,
06:39
Disconnection and the internalization of harm grow stronger in isolation.
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ื”ืชื ืชืงื•ืช ื•ื”ืคื ืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ื ื–ืง ืžื—ืžื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“.
06:44
So when girls get in trouble, we shouldn't be pushing them away,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื ืขืจื” ืžืกืชื‘ื›ืช ื‘ืฆืจื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื”,
06:47
we should be bringing them in closer.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงืจื‘ ืื•ืชื”.
06:50
Education is a critical protective factor
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ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ ื‘ื”ื’ื ื”
06:52
against contact with the criminal legal system.
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ื›ื ื’ื“ ืžื’ืข ืขื ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜.
06:56
So we should be building out policies and practices
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืฉื•ื ืฉืœื ื•
06:58
that keep girls connected to their learning,
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ืฉืื™ืจื• ื ืขืจื•ืช ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื,
07:00
rather than pushing them away from it.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชืŸ ืžืฉื.
07:02
It's one of the reasons I like to say that education is freedom work.
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ื–ื• ืื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
07:08
When girls feel safe, they can learn.
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ื›ืฉื ืขืจื•ืช ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“.
07:12
When they don't feel safe, they fight,
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ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื ืœื—ืžื•ืช,
07:14
they protest, they argue, they flee, they freeze.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื•ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืŸ ืžืชื•ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืŸ ื‘ื•ืจื—ื•ืช, ื”ืŸ ืงื•ืคืื•ืช.
07:21
The human brain is wired to protect us when we feel a threat.
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ื”ืžื•ื— ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืžื—ื•ื•ื˜ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืกื›ื ื”.
07:24
And so long as school feels like a threat,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืื™ื•ื,
07:26
or part of the tapestry of harm in a girl's life,
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ืื• ื—ืœืง ืžืžืืจื’ ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื ืขืจื”,
07:29
she'll be inclined to resist.
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ื”ื™ื ืชื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ืชื ื’ื“.
07:31
But when schools become locations for healing,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืžืงื•ื ืœืจื™ืคื•ื™,
07:35
they can also become locations for learning.
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ื”ื ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืžืงื•ื ืœืœืžื™ื“ื”.
07:38
So what does this mean for a school to become a location for healing?
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ืื– ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืจื™ืคื•ื™?
07:42
Well, for one thing, it means that we have to immediately discontinue
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช
07:45
the policies and practices that target black girls for their hairstyles or dress.
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ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืฉืžื•ืช ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ ื•ื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:50
(Applause)
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07:56
Let's focus on how and what a girl learns
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืื™ืš ื•ืžื” ื ืขืจื” ืœื•ืžื“ืช
08:00
rather than policing her body in ways that facilitate rape culture
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืžื™ืฉื˜ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื” ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืžืกื™ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื•ื ืก
08:04
or punish children for the conditions in which they were born.
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ืื• ื‘ืœื”ืขื ื™ืฉ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืืœื™ื• ื”ื ื ื•ืœื“ื•.
08:08
This is where parents and the community of concerned adults can enter this work.
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ื–ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืื™ื›ืคืชื™ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
08:13
Start a conversation with the school
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ืชืชื—ื™ืœื• ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
08:15
and encourage them to address their dress code
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ื•ืขื•ื“ื“ื• ืื•ืชื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืงื•ื“ ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฉืœื”ืŸ
08:18
and other conduct-related policies as a collaborative project,
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ื•ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ื‘ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื›ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื”,
08:21
with parents and students,
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ืขื ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื,
08:23
so as to intentionally avoid bias and discrimination.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื”ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื•ืืคืœื™ื”.
08:27
Keep in mind, though,
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ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘, ืฉื—ืœืง ืžืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
08:28
that some of the practices that harm black girls most are unwritten.
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ืฉืคื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืœื ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช.
08:31
So we have to continue to do the deep, internal work to address the biases
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื”ืขืžื•ืงื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื”ื˜ื™ื™ื”
08:36
that inform how, when and whether we see black girls for who they actually are,
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ืฉืงื•ื‘ืขืช ืื™ืš, ืื ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื›ืžื™ ืฉื”ืŸ,
08:40
or what we've been told they are.
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ืื• ืžื” ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืฉื”ืŸ.
08:44
Volunteer at a school
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ืชืชื ื“ื‘ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
08:46
and establish culturally competent and gender responsive discussion groups
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ื•ืชื™ื™ืกื“ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื•ืกืžื›ื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช ื•ืžื’ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช
08:51
with black girls, Latinas, indigenous girls
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ืขื ื ืขืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช, ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ื•ืช
08:54
and other students who experience marginalization in schools
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ื•ืชืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ื“ืจื” ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ
08:57
to give them a safe space
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืŸ ืžืจื—ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—
08:58
to process their identities and experiences in schools.
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ืœืขื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ.
09:03
And if schools are to become locations for healing,
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ื•ืื ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืจื™ืคื•ื™,
09:05
we have to remove police officers
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ืงืฆื™ื ื™ ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื”
09:07
and increase the number of counselors in schools.
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ื•ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื™ื•ืขืฆื™ื ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ.
09:10
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:18
Education is freedom work.
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ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
09:22
And whatever our point of entry is, we all have to be freedom fighters.
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ื•ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื” ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœื ื•, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื•ื—ืžื™ ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
09:27
The good news is that there are schools
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ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ
09:29
that are actively working to establish themselves
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ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืกืก ืืช ืขืฆืžื
09:31
as locations for girls to see themselves as sacred and loved.
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ื›ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ืขืจื•ืช ืจื•ืื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžืŸ ื›ืžืงื•ื“ืฉื•ืช ื•ืื”ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
09:36
The Columbus City Prep School for Girls in Columbus, Ohio, is an example of this.
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ืžื›ื™ื ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื•ืก ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื•ืก ืื•ื”ื™ื•, ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืœื›ืš.
09:41
They became an example the moment their principal declared
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ื”ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื” ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืžื ื”ืœ ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื›ืจื™ื–
09:44
that they were no longer going to punish girls for having "a bad attitude."
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ืฉื”ื ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ืขื ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืขืจื•ืช ืขืœ "ื’ื™ืฉื” ืจืขื”".
09:49
In addition to building --
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ื” --
09:51
Essentially, what they did is they built out a robust continuum
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื•, ื”ื ื‘ื ื• ืจืฆืฃ ืื™ืชืŸ
09:54
of alternatives to suspension, expulsion and arrest.
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ืฉืœ ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืขื™ื™ื”, ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉ ื•ืžืขืฆืจ.
09:58
In addition to establishing a restorative justice program,
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื™ื™ืกื•ื“ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœืฉื™ืงื•ื ื”ืฆื“ืง.
10:02
they improved their student and teacher relationships
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ื”ื ืฉื™ืคืจื• ืืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื
10:04
by ensuring that every girl has at least one adult on campus
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื• ืฉืœื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ื™ืฉ ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก
10:07
that she can go to when she's in a moment of crisis.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืคื ื•ืช ืืœื™ื• ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืจื’ืข ืžืฉื‘ืจ.
10:10
They built out spaces along the corridors of the school and in classrooms
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ื”ื ื”ืงืฆื• ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ื‘ื›ื™ืชื•ืช
10:14
for girls to regroup, if they need a minute to do so.
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ืฉื ืขืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืฅ ื‘ื”ื, ืœื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืื ื”ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช
10:17
And they established an advisory program that provides girls with an opportunity
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื ื• ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœื™ื™ืขื•ืฅ ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื ืขืจื•ืช
ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื‘ืขื™ื“ื•ื“ ืœืงื‘ืœื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช
10:21
to start every single day with the promotion of self-worth,
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10:25
communication skills and goal setting.
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ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื•ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ื™ืขื“ื™ื.
10:28
At this school,
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”,
10:29
they're trying to respond to a girl's adverse childhood experiences
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ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘ ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืขืจื•ืช
10:33
rather than ignore them.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžื”ืŸ.
10:34
They bring them in closer; they don't push them away.
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ื”ื ืžืงืจื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ; ื”ื ืœื ืžืจื—ื™ืงื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ.
10:38
And as a result, their truancy and suspension rates have improved,
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ื•ื›ืชื•ืฆืื”, ืฉืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื”ืฉืชืžื˜ื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืฉืขื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื”ืฉืชืคืจื•,
10:41
and girls are arriving at school increasingly ready to learn
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ื•ื ืขืจื•ืช ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“
10:44
because they know the teachers there care about them.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืœื”ืŸ.
10:47
That matters.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื ื”.
10:49
Schools that integrate the arts and sports into their curriculum
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ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืฉืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื•ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
10:53
or that are building out tranformative programming,
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ืื• ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืœืžื“ื™ื” ืžืฉื ื”,
10:56
such as restorative justice, mindfulness and meditation,
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ื›ืžื• ืฆื“ืง ืžืฉืงื, ืžื™ื ื“ืคื•ืœื ืก ื•ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”,
10:59
are providing an opportunity for girls to repair their relationships with others,
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ืžืกืคืงื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื ืขืจื•ืช ืœืชืงืŸ ืืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื,
11:04
but also with themselves.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืขื ืขืฆืžืŸ.
11:07
Responding to the lived, complex and historical trauma
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ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ืช ื•ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช
11:10
that our students face
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ืฉื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ื›ื”
11:12
requires all of us who believe in the promise of children and adolescents
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ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฉืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
11:17
to build relationships, learning materials,
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ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื, ื—ื•ืžืจื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“,
11:20
human and financial resources and other tools
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ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื™ื ื•ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื•ื›ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
11:23
that provide children with an opportunity to heal, so that they can learn.
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ืฉื™ืกืคืงื• ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืœืžื•ื“.
11:30
Our schools should be places where we respond to our most vulnerable girls
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ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื ืขืจื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
11:34
as essential to the creation of a positive school culture.
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ื›ื ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจื™ืช ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช.
11:40
Our ability to see her promise should be at its sharpest
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ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœื”, ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื—ื“ื”
11:43
when she's in the throws of poverty and addiction;
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ืœ ืฉืœ ืขื•ื ื™ ื•ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช;
11:46
when she's reeling from having been sex-trafficked
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืชื ื•ื“ื“ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืคื—ืช ืžื™ืŸ
11:49
or survived other forms of violence;
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ืœืœืฉืจื•ื“ ืกื•ื’ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช;
11:51
when she's at her loudest,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื›ื™ ืงื•ืœื ื™ ืฉืœื”,
11:54
or her quietest.
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ืื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื›ื™ ืฉืงื˜ ืฉืœื”.
11:57
We should be able to support her intellectual
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืจื•ื•ื—ื”
11:59
and social-emotional well-being
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ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืœืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ืช ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช-ื ืคืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื”
12:01
whether her shorts reach her knees or stop mid-thigh or higher.
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ื’ื ืื ื”ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื‘ืจืš ืื• ื ืขืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ื™ืจืš ืื• ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
12:08
It might seem like a tall order in a world
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืžื•ื’ื–ืžืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื
12:11
so deeply entrenched in the politics of fear
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ืฉืžืชื‘ืฆืจ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืขืžื•ืง ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืคื—ื“
12:13
to radically imagine schools as locations where girls can heal and thrive,
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ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื›ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ื ืขืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื ื•ืœืคืจื•ื—,
12:18
but we have to be bold enough to set this as our intention.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกืคื™ืง ืืžื™ืฆื™ื ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
12:22
If we commit to this notion of education as freedom work,
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ืื ื ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื›ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
12:26
we can shift educational conditions
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืชื ืื™ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš
12:28
so that no girl, even the most vulnerable among us,
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ื›ืš ืฉืืฃ ื ืขืจื”, ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ื ื ื•,
12:32
will get pushed out of school.
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ืœื ืชืกื•ืœืง ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
12:34
And that's a win for all of us.
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•.
12:36
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
12:37
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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