My Students

"...So you went to one of those fancy schools. Like the kind with soap and paper towels in the bathrooms?" I overheard one of my students asking this question of a new transfer student about their previous school.

My students think that being provided with basic resources, like soap and paper towels, is a luxury.

My 7th and 8th Grade students attend classes in an old, decrepit, public school building in a community that has few resources. Our free and reduced lunch percent is a statistics and a norm at Ron Brown--while watching a movie about an elementary school in suburban New York my students were confused when they saw students paying for their school lunches.

My Project

I would like my students to understand that having basic, humane resources such as toilet paper, soap, and paper towels are simple things that should not be considered luxury items in any school. I will ensure that these basic health and safety items are available to my students. I know that these resources will help to make my students feel valued as people and as students working so hard to reach their full academic potential!

Please help my students know that they are valued enough to be given soap, toilet paper, and paper towels every time they need these goods!

I know that this will send an important message to my students that people believe in their importance and ability to be high achieving students!