Baltimore's Douglass High School Students Respond To Negative Media Attention

Students from Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland have been blamed by local and national news outlets for being the planners, instigators, and main agitators in Monday's riots in Baltimore City. Today, students returned to the classroom after a day of largely peaceful protests and discussed their frustrations with the unfair negative media portrayal of their school and their city, as well as their feelings about the larger issues plaguing Baltimore City. The CEO and CAO of Baltimore City Public Schools visited the classrooms to engage students in discussions about the recent events. In letters to members of the media, the Baltimore City Police, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, students express their feelings. (All student work was posted with student permission.)