By reframing how they react in difficult situations, educators can help ensure Black students feel and do better in school.

By Zi Jia Ng

Juneteenth — the nascent federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery — is approaching.

But while slavery officially ended 159 years ago, with the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, the echoes of slavery can still be felt in the nation’s schools today.

Just this past March, six middle school students were criminally charged for racial bullying that allegedly involved holding mock slave auctions of two Black classmates. And in May, an elementary school teacher allegedly held a mock slave auction of two students of color in class.

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