Overview
- Dozens of children walked to Mount Rainier Elementary in Prince George’s County, escorted by parents and local leaders in tribute to Ruby Bridges.
- Principal Jocelyn Price said students should remember their right to attend school and highlighted the school’s diverse community.
- Teachers discussed Bridges’ 1960 integration of William Frantz Elementary, using the lesson to connect past events to students’ experiences.
- The Ruby Bridges Foundation says hundreds of similar walks occur across the country each Nov. 14, and Bridges is quoted urging adults to stop using children to spread racism.
- A related walk in Watsonville, California, drew about 100 participants, underscoring the event’s growing reach in school communities nationwide.