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Omaha activist says she received death threats after speaking about BLM at seminar An Omaha activist said she's getting threats after presenting to teachers at a seminar in which she was invited to speak about the Black Lives Matter movement. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CHINH DOAN IS LIVE WITH THIS STORY. CHINH DOAN: OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONFIRM THE LOCAL CONSULTANT PRESENTED TO 40 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS LAST WEEK. THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES WITH WHY THE SEMINAR TURNED CONTROVERSIAL AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. IT IS ON THE NEWS, IN THE STREETS, AND NOW THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT COULD MOVE INTO SCHOOLS. >> TEACHING YOU ABOUT THINGS ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. CHINH DOAN: SHE IS A LOCAL ACTIVIST AND CONSULTANT. SHE VOLUNTEERED TO SPEAK TO 40 OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS LAST YEAR DURING AN OPTIONAL SEMINAR THAT SUDDENLY GOT HEATED. >> THERE WERE TWO TEACHERS THAT WERE VOCALLY AGAINST EVERYTHING I SAID. CHINH DOAN: THE 25-YEAR-OLD SAYS THE PRESENTATION WAS FOCUSED ON THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AND HOW TEACHERS COULD DISCUSS IT IN CLASS. OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS THIS IS NOT PART OF A CURRICULUM CHANGE AND IF SO, IT WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. O.P.S. SAID -- THE INTENT WAS TO ADEQUATELY REPAIRED TEACHERS WITH A WELL-ROUNDED UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE MOVEMENT AND ITS ORIGIN. THIS TOPIC IS BEING COVERED LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONWIDE. BOTH FREEMAN AND THE TEACHERS UNION SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE UPDATES TO THE CURRICULUM. >> WE DO HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN OUR CITY THAT INCLUDES RACE. TO ADDRESS THEM, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. PEOPLE WILL FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. CHINH DOAN: THE OMAHA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SAYS TEACHERS WOULD NEED TRAINING REGARDING ANY RACIAL DISCUSSIONS. THE UNION PRESIDENT SAYS THE SPECIFIC TOPIC WOULD DEPEND ON THE CONTEXT AND THE AGE OF THE STUDENTS.