More than 2 decades after the deadly terror attacks, New Jersey legislators are seeking to mandate the teaching of Sept. 11th for a generation that never lived through it.
. Stories have been told and retold of fathers and mothers who went to work that morning and never came home. Of the final, tragic moments of so many lost souls. Of heroes who must never be forgotten.
Despite passing unanimously this past March in the Senate, the bill until this past week seemed to face an uncertain future in the Assembly — where a companion bill sponsored by two freshmen Republicans in the Democratic-controlled chamber,But after questioned why the legislation had been sidelined for so long, a spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said on Thursday that the Senate bill was in fact currently under review and that “the Assembly will ensure that school districts be...
Although not formally included in the district’s curriculum, Emerson Schools Superintendent Brian P. Gatens said the terror attacks and their aftermath are typically discussed in social studies classes. A K-12 district, the Bergen County community is only about a 20-mile drive from where the Twin Towers once stood. Nearly 150 county residents perished in the attacks, including Gary Albero of Emerson.Still, he also acknowledged that it is a day that recedes deeper into the past with each new class entering the school system.
Students from third grade through eighth grade are taught not only about the events of 9/11, but study how the day impacted people’s sense of safety. And high school students delve into more sophisticated concepts such as terrorism and counterterrorism and the question of how to balance national security with protecting individuals’ civil liberties, Brubaker explained.
At the School District of the Chathams, where several children lost parents on 9/11, the date is observed and lessons are also being taught about the attacks, said Superintendent Michael LaSusa said “His perspective highlights the way the attack made differences among people disappear as everyone in the area united in their efforts to rescue victims and comfort their families. His recollection of the way people came together at that time, might be a good message for students to hear today,” Maher said.John Farmer, Jr., who was New Jersey’s attorney general on Sept.
Assemblywoman Kim Eulner, R-Monmouth, the other sponsor, said it’s important for students to learn more about the terror attacks. “When I grew up, we learned about Pearl Harbor. It’s important that people know what happened on that horrible day,” she said.
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