At Lighthouse Community Charter School, a unit on gun violence became even more poignant after the shooting of a peer, Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez. Students are integrating their personal experiences with gun violence into their education, analyzing data, literature, and creating art related to the subject. This deep engagement with the topic is helping students validate their experiences and express their feelings through research and creative projects. The school collaborates with organizations like Vision Quilt to present students' work on violence prevention, emphasizing the importance of their voices in addressing community issues.
In classes across the curriculum, students are confronting gun violence through data analysis, personal narratives, and creative outlets like art and speeches.
The discussions around gun violence have been validating for students, reinforcing that their experiences are not isolated but supported by data.
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