Public and public charter school students in the District have returned to the classroom amid concerns about the heavy presence of federal law enforcement personnel in their neighborhoods and around their Metro stops.

That’s why, with the District’s new social studies standards currently in effect, some teachers, like Donroy Ferdinand, are embracing the opportunity to speak with young people about the forces that have paved the way for President Donald J. Trump’s latest action against the District.

“Across the city, especially when we see this new curriculum in the eighth grade, I would not be surprised if there was activity in the space of advocating for change, specifically from students,” said Ferdinand, a D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) teacher in his third year as a middle school social

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