*[Enwl-eng] This Black child was put in jail for not doing her online homework

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            This 15-year-old girl has been locked up during COVID-19...for 
not doing her homework

                  Sign Now

                 Vladimir,

                  Across the United States, students are suffering. The 
collective trauma of living through a global pandemic coupled with the 
disruption in routine is enough to make anyone fall behind. But for one 
Black teenager in Eastern Michigan, who has a learning disability, falling 
behind in school resulted in her being locked behind bars. Grace was 
required to wake up on time for class and complete certain coursework when 
her school transitioned to online learning. According to Judge Mary Ellen 
Brennan, when Grace failed to do these things, it made her a threat to the 
community.

                  Sign the petition to demand that Grace's caseworker and 
the prosecutor bring this case in front of Judge Mary Ellen Brennan again 
since it is clear that this girl should not be locked up!

                  As it turns out, Grace's performance in school was on par 
with her predominantly white peers. But the caseworker didn't even bother to 
find out whether her performance was normal — she just saw a Black teen and 
assumed the worst. The caseworker also didn't bother to learn that Grace has 
ADHD, making distance learning especially difficult for her. The school 
didn't provide any extra support to Grace for her learning disability and 
then the system locked her up over it. Even worse, the extremely contagious 
disease COVID-19 is running rampant in detention facilities all over the 
U.S., putting Grace's health in danger. Sign the petition to get Grace out 
of juvenile detention, where she is at risk of contracting COVID-19!

                  Thank you,

                         Kelsey B.
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. This 15-year-old child is locked up during a deadly 
pandemic for not turning in a couple homework assignments. Sign on to get 
her out!









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From: Kelsey B., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 11:19 AM
Subject: This Black child was put in jail for not doing her online homework


 
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