Filmmaker Chris Spencer Discusses “The Price of Safety” with Students
October 27, 2022
Notes from the classroom: Guest post by English teacher Joe Deffner. Whenever we talk about race, I am always looking to bring the conversation to Vermont. I don't want students to think of racism as a problem that exists in other places, but not in Vermont. In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the book my students are currently studying, it seems to me that racial profiling plays a role in the traffic stop of Starr's friend, Khalil. It also played a role in the subsequent shooting of Khalil by Officer 115. Some people would dismiss the events of the...