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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on June 1, 2017
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Dockets #0536-0543- Fiscal Year 2018 Budget- Public Testimony Session
A
Blur
today
is
Thursday
June
1st.
We
are
here
to
provide
the
public
an
opportunity
to
testify
on
the
fiscal
year
18
budget
as
a
whole
during
this
budget
review,
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
has
heard
testimony
from
many
longtime
advocates
and
new
constituencies,
including
receiving
written
testimony
regarding
departmental
budgets,
for
which
we
have
not
held
a
hearing
to
build
on
the
increased
public
engagement.
A
Testimony
will
be
taken
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis,
while
we
may
receive
from
time
to
time
recess
from
time
to
time.
If
there
is
no
one
here
to
testify.
It
is
the
committee's
intent
to
not
adjourn
the
hearing
until
7:00
p.m.
if
you
would
like
to
testify.
Please
sign
in
to
the
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
by
the
door.
Please
indicate
in
the
box
whether
you
would
wish
to
testify
state
your
name
affiliation
in
residence,
and
please
limit
your
comments
to
3
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
A
We
also
encourage
written
testimony
via
email
or
snail
mail
at
CCC,
WM
at
Boston,
dot,
govt
also
CCC
dot,
WM
at
Boston,
dot,
gov
and
FiOS
channel
1964,
as
well
as
our
CN
channel
82
in
Comcast
channel
8.
In
order
to
ensure
that
everyone
has
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
it
is
comfortable
and
is
comfortable
expressing
their
opinion,
we
will
adhere
to
all
established
council
rules,
including
limiting
testimony
to
three
minutes
per
person
and
prohibiting
all
visual
and
audible
signs
of
approval
or
disapproval.
A
I
am
looking
forward
to
any
further
discussions
that
result
from
this
hearing
sincerely
Timothy
P,
McCarthy
city
councilor,
district
5,
also
dear
colleagues.
Regrettably,
I
am
unable
to
attend
today's
hearing
on
the
fiscal
year.
18
budget
carryover
due
to
a
previously
scheduled
conflict.
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
recording
upon
my
return,
sincerely
aundrea
Jay,
Campbell,
Boston,
City,
Council,
District
4
council
co-moh.
A
Please
be
advised
that
a
long
planned
trip
that
I
am
currently
on
has
prevented
my
attendance
at
today's
hearing
of
the
City
Council's
Ways
and
Means
docket
0
5
3
6
2
0,
5
4
3
fiscal
year,
18
budget
on
Thursday
June
1st
at
3
p.m.
in
the
City
Council's
I&L,
a
chamber
I
will
review
all
testimony
in
the
days
ahead.
Please
read
this
letter
into
the
record
and
Thank
You
councillor
co-moh,
sincerely
matt
o'malley
district
6
city
councilor,
and
with
that
we
have,
let
me
call
the
first
folks
who
want
to
testify.
A
B
B
So
I
hope
that
they'll
take
that
in
to
counselors
will
take
that
into
consideration.
I
also
would
like
to
present
as
evidence.
The
vast
boom
and
development
that
we
have
here
in
the
city
has
created
the
need
for
this
funding
for
this
department,
specifically,
the
archaeology
department
in
the
single
staff
member
is
responsible
for
making
sure
development
projects
don't
impede
on
our
cultural
and
archaeological
resources
in
the
city.
So
this
is
extremely
important
right
now
and
I
hope.
The
council
will
look
at
some
of
the
recommendations
in
terms
of
areas
of
the
budget.
B
We
could
look
at
for
these
resources
that
I
sent
in
my
email
earlier
and
I'll
provide
after
this
testimony
today
see.
I
also
would
just
mentioned
the
that,
when
I
volunteered
at
the
old
City
Hall
fahza,
we
had
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
stopping
by
along
the
freedom
trail
during
our
regular
archaeological
recovery
there,
and
it
was
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
tourists
to
be
engaged
in
the
history,
very
important
history
that
was
here
in
the
city
and
so
I'm.
C
Members
of
the
City
Council.
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Mike.
I
live
in
90
Rama,
Street
watch,
Esther,
I,
retired
school
teacher
from
the
Chelsea
public
schools
and
my
daughter,
graduated
from
Boston
Arts
Academy
in
2009
and
I've,
been
an
educational
activist
fighting
for
quality
education
and
equity
since
1970.
C
That's
my
central
question:
I'm,
an
old
man
I've
been
fighting
for
our
kids
education
for
decades
and
as
all
long
as
I'm
my
life
I'm,
going
to
continue
to
be
involved
in
the
struggle
I'm
working
now
with
be
sure,
Boston
education,
justice,
Alliance
and
the
Coalition
for
equal
quality
education
every
year.
It's
the
same
story.
C
It's
the
same
sad
story,
I
hear
the
superintendent
schools
talk
about
how
great
the
budget
is
and
how
thankful
we
should
be
to
the
mayor
for
a
record-breaking
budget
and
then
I
hear
from
my
children
and
then
I
hear
from
my
parents
and
I
hear
about
all
this
pain,
pain,
pain
and
the
plans
for
future
pain
for
next
year.
I
schools.
C
Without
libraries
or
librarians,
schools
that
are
in
bad
shape,
physically
that
need
over
a
billion
dollars,
I
believe
in
repairs,
not
enough
resources
over
and
over
and
over
again
things
get
worse
and
worse
and
worse
if
I
do
not
live
in
Chelsea
and
teach
in
Chelsea
and
today
live
in
Boston.
Instead,
if
I
were
living
in
and
teaching
and
Wellesley
and
wealthy
in
Wellesley
in
the
wealthy
communities,
why
is
it
that
they
seem
to
value
and
cherish
and
love
their
children
more
than
we
do,
and
why
why
why?
Why
is
it?
C
Is
austerity
for
low-income
communities
and
mostly
children
of
color
and
members
of
the
City
Council,
we're
always
faced
with
the
same
choice?
Is
our
primary
loyalty
to
the
super-rich
or
is
it
to
our
children?
Is
it
to
the
people
of
our
city,
especially
those
with
the
greatest
needs?
This
is
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
Will
you
find
the
ways
and
means
in
the
intestinal
fortitude
to
take
back
the
wealth
that
is
stolen
from
the
super-rich?
C
Will
you
find
the
ways
and
means
an
intestinal
fortitude
to
be
more
loyal
to
our
children,
then
to
the
super-rich?
That
is
my
major
question.
We
need
a
mayor
who
will
support
policies
that
will
really
nurture
and
love
our
children.
We
need
members
of
the
City
Council
that
will
do
the
same.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
D
Aking
down,
affordable
housing
and
building
luxury
housing,
allowing
Airbnb
for
owners
of
apartment
buildings,
I
know
that
the
new
program
is
to
register
as
an
apartment
owner
I
hope
that
you
fund
the
inspectional
division
adequately.
It
may
be
with
all
the
fines
that
come
into
the
city.
They
could
go
right
back
to
the
inspectional
division.
D
We
need
to
stop
corporations
from
ruining
our
downtown
neighborhoods
and
there
is
no
excuse.
We
participated
for
years
in
allowing
certain
development
that
was
appropriate
for
the
neighborhood
on
Boylston
Street,
on
particularly
planning
for
zoning,
and
the
city
has
not
taken
their
fair
share
of
the
work
on
this
one
I
certainly
also
agree
entirely
with
the
last
speaker
who
said
that
education
has
to
be
our
major
effort
in
this
one.
The
young
lost
onehans
the
immigrants
coming
here,
the
the
school's
teachers.
D
A
E
A
F
F
My
name
is
Jean
O'leary
I
have
been
working
for
the
city
of
Boston
since
I've
been
13
years
old.
First
volunteered
in
the
fields
when
they
had
field
days
and
sort
of
things.
I
also
named
a
camp
counselor
at
Camp
joy
and
on
to
be
an
MDC
lifeguard
I
grew
up
in
West
Roxbury
and
I,
intended
to
West
Roxbury
High
School
I
went
on
to
become
an
educator
and
I
obtained.
My
first
education
license
in
1985.
F
My
second
was
in
1996
I
have
taught
over
25
years
in
Boston
Public
Schools
I
want
to
clarify
that
I
am
a
very
hardworking
invested
and
effective
teacher
I
am
well
respected
by
colleagues,
students
and
families.
I
have
continued
to
put
a
lot
of
time
and
money
to
make
sure
that
both
of
my
licenses
are
current
I
have
put
in
countless
hours
into
teaching
teacher
trainings
workshops
and
certified
programs.
I
was
assigned
to
be
teacher
in
charge
for
five
years,
meaning
that
I
took
I'm,
sorry,
meaning
that
I
took
on
all
administrative
duties.
F
In
the
absence
of
the
principal,
only
well-qualified
and
well
respected
teachers
are
asked
to
fill
this
position
at
their
schools.
In
2014,
my
computer
lab
closed
I
have
worked
at
the
school
for
10
years.
I
was
devastated,
to
say
the
least,
but
what
was
more
devastating
was
to
be
stripped
of
my
title
as
a
teacher.
I
am
now
called
an
SBC,
and
that
is
why
I'm
here
speaking
today,
my
reputation
has
been
shredded
by
the
media,
but,
what's
worse
than
that
is
Boston.
F
Public
Schools
has
demean
me
as
not
worthy
of
a
position
through
public
testimony.
Various
publications
and
through
the
media
BTS
has
stated
that
SBC's
have
not
earned
a
position
over
25
years
of
dedication
in
a
flawless
record
and
I
have
not
earned
a
position.
I'm
highly
qualified
to
active
licenses.
I
have
never
had
a
bad
evaluation.
I
come
highly
recommended
and
I'm
also
on
the
high
priority
list
to
be
hired.
I've
applied
for
15
jobs.
Excuse
me,
I
have
applied
gum
in
my
mouth
I
shouldn't
dr.
F
Fox
I
have
applied
for
approximately
15
jobs
in
the
past
three
years,
I
have
not
been
invited
for
one
interview
for
many
years,
I've
held
my
head
up
high,
so
proudly
to
say
that
I
work
for
bps
for
the
past.
Two
years,
I
am
ashamed.
I
am
ashamed
for
not
what
I
do
teaching
is
my
purpose
in
life.
I
am
ashamed.
That
bps
is
not
putting
the
students
needs
first
at
the
forefront.
F
I
am
ashamed
at
bps
would
rather
save
money
and
hire
inexperienced
and
unlicensed
teachers
rather
than
hiring
a
highly
qualified
and
experienced
teacher
and
I
do
feel
bad
for
these
youngest
teachers.
That
I
just
feel
like
they're
being
set
up
I
feel
like
they
don't
have
a
chance.
They're,
not
given
a
chance
when
they
first
come
in
the
treatment
of
SBC's
teachers
is
despicable.
I
know,
for
me,
I
feel
like
a
puppet
on
a
string.
I
have
no
control
over
where
I
will
be
assigned
every
school
year.
F
I,
don't
even
have
a
say
in
what
I'll
be
teaching
I
am
placed
a
week
or
two
before
school
starts
s.
Pcs
have
been
trashed
so
much
so
that
even
our
colleagues
treat
us
differently,
there's
no
real
connection
to
a
school
to
the
students
and
family.
So
we
are
not
considered
or
I,
don't
feel
like
unconsidered,
as
a
culture
of
we
last
year
was
a
place
as
an
SPC
at
the
Murphy
elementary
school,
in
which
I
talked
computers
to
approximately
625
students.
F
I
happen
to
work
there
15
years
prior,
so
it
was
I,
was
glad
to
be
home.
I
gave
my
heart
soul
and
energy
to
every
single
student
everything
one
of
my
students,
the
principal
wanted
to
keep
me
there,
but
unfortunately
there
was
no
money
in
the
budget.
I
guess,
as
a
rule,
SPC's
cannot
stay
at
the
same
school
two
years
in
a
row,
regardless
of
the
impact
on
student
learning.
F
F
Sei
means
Shelton,
English
instruction
or
sheltered
English
immersion,
depending
on
what
you
read
from
I
am
NOT
an
sei
teacher,
but
I
will
do
whatever
is
needed
for
the
benefit
of
the
student.
My
only
fear
that
that
I
had
was
being
evaluated
in
this
position.
It's
like
being
telling
a
brain
surgeon
to
go,
perform
perform
heart
surgery.
Does
it
make
any
sense?
F
Vista
teacher
placement
was
a
setup
to
evaluate
me
out.
It
was
unethical
to
evaluate
my
performance,
considering
my
assignment,
although
I
received
an
overall
proficient,
it
came
with
much
sacrifice.
I
had
to
spend
countless
hours,
ravenna
reinventing
everything
and
developing
a
new
curriculum
using
sei
strategies.
It
was
absolutely
no
social
life
for
me
last
year.
Sheer
I
want
to
call
this
exactly
what
it
is.
It's
evident
that
I
have
not
obtained
my
own
classroom
because
I
cost
too
much
money,
and
that's
my
feeling.
I
mean
this.
Is
such
a
waste.
F
F
From
what
I
understand
most
of
those
young
people
got
it
into
teaching
and
not
passing
em
tells
and
to
no
fault
of
their
own
I.
Think
they're,
just
they're
just
shoved
into
these
programs
and
I
know
it
costs
a
lot
of
money.
I
think
it's
ten
million
dollars
for
the
pipeline
program,
although
we
do
need
it
at
some
point
but
I
think
right
now
we
need
to
pull
back
a
little
bit.
We
have
a
lot
of
schools
closing
and
turning
around
turnaround
schools.
F
There
are
a
lot
of
teachers
out
there
right
now
trying
to
seek
a
position
and
they
cannot
and
not
being
hired.
We
I
think
we
might
be
looking
at
a
little
baby,
300s
pcs
in
the
upcoming
future,
so
I'm
not
sure
so.
I
would
take
a
look
at
that
initiative.
I,
don't
know
how
many
hours
they
have
to
do
through
these
programs
teach
America
or
what
else
they
have
in
their
pipeline,
but
I
think
it's
crucial
to
maybe
take
a
look
at
her
credentials.
They
have
to
go
through
become
part
of
the
classroom.
Okay,.
E
F
G
G
Went
to
the
I've
been
in
bps
for
all
my
life,
I
went
to
Edward
middle
schools
and
I
went
to
the
same
Adams
as
a
child.
If
I
didn't
have
bps
I
wouldn't
have
the
future
I
have
now.
If
I
didn't
get
the
chance
to
go
to
the
Edward
middle
schools,
I
wouldn't
have
joined,
debate,
I
wouldn't
have
joined,
theater
I,
wouldn't
I
find
the
passion
that
I
have
now
for
educational
justice.
I
am
here
using
my
voice
for
all
the
people
who
cannot
be
here
today.
I
am
here
representing
around.
G
G
My
education
is
a
value,
and
so
is
everyone
else
in
bps
you
guys
shooting
cutting.
These
budgets
is
just
slowly
shortening
the
future
of
these
children
and
not
letting
them
live
to
their
full
potential.
And
then
you
wonder
why
there
streets,
when
their
schools
are
getting
shut
down
and
wonder
why
you?
Why
are
our
standardized
testing
roles
are
going
lower
and
schools
ought
to
shut
down
because
they
don't
have
the
teachers
to
teach
their
children
screw
that
how
they
have
run
guidance
counselor.
G
First,
four:
five
cops
school
Peggle,
all
their
teachers
fired
all
of
their
teachers
fired
and
getting
rehired,
and
each
student's
just
given
up
hope
script,
where
students
are
watching
or
programs
getting
being
cut
one
by
one
by
one,
their
teachers
apologizing,
because
they
can't
afford
to
take
them
on
to
future.
They
can't
afford
these
textbooks.
They
can't
afford
these
notebooks.
They
can't
apply
to
give
them
the
basic
necessities
they
need
in
a
classroom
screw.
Three
teachers
have
to
spend
money
on
their
own
pocket
to
keep
books
cause
sustainable
schools
where
they
have
to.
G
Care
about
bps
a
lot
and
I'm
hoping
you
guys
do
I
can
see
that
you're.
Listening
to
me,
I
can
see
that
you're
trying
to
get
what
I'm
saying,
but
in
reality
it
looks
like
just
dole
eyes,
waiting,
:
finished
speaking
and
not
doing
any
actual
action.
It
looks
like
a
council
puppets
watching
me
come
in
again
and
watching
the
rest
of
these
students
come
in
again
and
again
and
again
fighting
for
their
education
and
not
caring
about
a
word.
G
We
have
to
say
using
your
phones
when
we
come
to
these
budget
hearings,
not
showing
up
making
these
budget
hearings
hours
during
our
school
hours,
where
we
can't
show
up
making
these
budget
hearings
through
the
times
of
our
proms
of
them,
our
most
influential
peoples,
making
these
budget
hearings
and
just
watching
you
guys,
stare
at
me
and
knowing
you're,
taking
away
me
and
a
bunch
of
other
people's
features
and
knowing
that
it
will
never
really
resonate
with
you.
Guys
and
I
will
never
resonate
the
consequences
of
what
you're
doing
to
us.
G
A
A
Folks,
so
before
you
all
came
in,
we
have
certain
protocols
in
the
chamber.
When
people
testify,
we
ask
that
they
did
not
show
any
expressions
of
support
or
not
support,
which
means
clapping.
You
can
wave
your
hands
be
snapping,
but
we
ask
you
to
refrain.
That's
our
council
rules,
so
please
adhere
to
them.
Counsel,
Baker
and.
H
A
H
A
E
I
First
of
all,
my
school
has
seven
guidance
counselors
in
many
Boston
Public
Schools.
That's
a
privilege
that
shouldn't
be
a
privilege.
If
we
continue
to
cut
the
budgets,
guess
what's
going
to
happen,
we're
going
to
lose
guidance
counselors
and
the
students
need
them.
I
won't
have
not
have
gone
out
of
high
school
on
time.
If
I
did
not
have
the
guidance
of
our
department,
Boston
is
still
segregated
to
our
neighborhoods
are
still
segregated.
I
Most
of
our
schools
are
filled
with
POCs
and
the
schools
that
are
not
even
being
cut
BLS,
which
are
the
prominent
white
public
schools
who
have
endowments
that
can
pay
for
cuts
are
not
being
cut,
pla
is
being
cut,
but
we
only
have
20%
white
people
here.
If
you
cut
these
schools,
we
will
learn
that
we
will
go
into
further
privatization
of
Education
into
charter
schools.
I
We
need
to
fix
the
schools
and
add
more
money
instead
of
cutting
about
like
1
million
from
Brighton
high
and
many
other
schools
such
as
Burke
and
DLA,
about
a
hundred
thousand.
The
only
doesn't
even
have
pencils
in
its
art
classroom
and
we're
one
of
the
privileged
schools.
We
don't.
Even
sometimes
we
don't
have
dorm
door
handles
on
our
staircases.
I
I
I
say
that
we
are
trying
to
be
civil
trust
me,
but
we're
frustrated,
because
we
were
here
last
year
saying
the
same
stuff
and
we
don't
feel
listened
to,
because
last
year
around,
our
two
people
were
on
their
phones.
Counselors
were
on
their
phones
as
if
our
future
doesn't
matter,
I'm
gonna
leave
my
leave
now
and
what
other
speakers
speak,
but
I
have
to
just
say
that
it's
completely
disrespectful.
That
one
name
drove
a
counselor
out
of
here.
Our
future
is
here
we
are
angry.
I
A
J
D
J
I'm,
not
a
student
in
Boston
right
now,
but
I've
been
a
resident
since
2001,
and
what
really
pains
me
is
that
this
city
and
this
state
is
lauded
as
a
progressive
one.
It's
a
city
that
has
so
many
hospitals,
so
many
universities,
so
many
schools
and
a
tremendous
amount
of
wealth
Massachusetts
has
now
over
15,000
millionaires
in
it.
J
15,000
millionaires,
okay,
and
yet
we
somehow
can't
find
the
money
to
fund
public
education.
That
to
me,
is
beyond
belief.
It's
completely
beyond
belief.
We
have
developments
happening
everywhere
in
the
city
downtown
by
the
waterfront
by
Fenway.
There's
all
of
these
condos
luxury
condos
coming
up
neighborhoods
are
getting
gentrified.
People
are
being
displaced,
there's
a
tremendous
amount
of
wealth
when
it
comes
to
development,
housing,
development,
commercial,
real
estate,
etc.
J
I,
don't
think
that
those
people
are
being
punished
for
displacing
people,
and
instead,
students
are
being
punished
because
this
city
can't
come
up
with
the
money,
even
though
the
money
is
actually
here.
It's
all
around
us.
We
have
private
universities
bringing
in
all
kinds
of
money.
We
have
general.
Is
it
electric
or
motors?
I
can't
remember
that,
just
that
just
moved
in.
We
have
vast
arrays
of
tech
Pharma
all
of
these
companies,
but
yet
there's
millions
of
dollars
being
cut
from
public
education.
I
can't
really
genuinely
boggles
my
mind.
J
Do
we
want
to
step
in
line
with
that,
which
is
about
the
destruction
of
people
and
poor
people
and
people
of
color
and
youth?
Or
do
we
want
to
chart
a
separate
course
that
says
no?
Actually,
we
are
not
about
the
oppression
of
youth
and
working-class
families.
Instead,
we
want
a
bright
future
for
all
people
and
I.
Think
that's
what
this
city
needs
to
figure
out,
how
to
stand
up
for
and
not
on
the
backs
of
students
in
Boston
I'm.
K
K
K
In
fact,
I
only
had
one
for
my
school
of
400,
kids,
I,
know,
I
also
know
what
it
feels
like
to
not
have
enough
books
not
having
enough
support,
not
have
enough
supplies,
and
it
really
saddens
me
because
the
only
way
we're
going
to
move
this
city
forward
is
if
our
kids,
the
youth,
the
generation
of
now
that
is
in
charge
of
the
world.
The
leaders
of
the
world
are
educated
and
we
don't
even
have
access
to
that.
K
I
had
to
fill
in
gavels
and
my
education,
because
people
around
me
learn
about
things
that
I
never
even
heard
of
before,
and
that's
really
sad
I'm
back
here,
because
I'm,
a
bps
graduate
and
even
with
all
the
bad
things
that
we
lacked,
and
that
happened
within
our
school
system
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
know
that
education
is
the
force
that
drives
us
forward.
So
as
a
graduate
I'm
back
here,
because
I
would
like
the
younger
people
to
be
listened
to,
and
this
should
stop.
It
should
never
get
to
this.
M
Good
afternoon,
oh,
my
name
is
brian
Britt's,
the
f-bomb
kid
not
really
the
f-bomb
kid,
but
the
kid
that
doesn't
give
an
F.
Let
me
see
so
what
am
I
going
to
start
we're
angry
we're,
really
angry
I'm,
trying
to
clear
my
mind
a
little
bit
and
the
reason
why
I'm
gonna
say
we're
angry
is
because
of
this
y'all
are
adults
not
have
so
many
privileges
that
y'all
that
we
don't
have.
You
feel
me
when
my
boy
is
killed,
we
don't
get
to,
we
don't
get
to
call
recess.
M
You
feel
me
because
now,
I'm
not
even
gonna,
mention
that,
but
it's
just
simple:
it's
like
when
kids
get
pushed
out
of
school.
When
you
know
when
students
have
issues
after
schools
and
homes,
we
don't
get
recess
like
y'all
get
resource
y'all,
get
to
call
that
anytime
y'all
get
to
just
stop
the
game
and
keep
going.
You
feel
me
that
is
a
privilege
that
we
don't
have.
We
live
through.
The
game
is
literally
like
a
matrix
right,
yeah,
so
I
apologize.
Stop!
Stop
the
cameras,
real,
quick,
but
yeah.
M
No,
that's
like
honestly
how
we
feel
it
feels
like
we're
just
in
this
game
and
y'all
controlling
it,
and
it's
a
matter
of
like
really
like
when
I
came
up
here,
like
my
purpose
of
it
was
just
to
tell
you
how
to
prioritize
us.
Like
honestly.
That's
all
we
want
it's
just
part
just
and
the
reason
why
we
say
this
is
cuz
like,
for
example,
last
budget
hearing
that
I
went
to
write
it
was
it
had
to
do
with
bps
budget.
M
How
come
these
this
room
was
filled
with
a
bunch
of
white
people
with
their
suits
on
and
stuff
like
that,
and
no
students
were
here
now
that
the
students
are
here,
we're
missing,
counselors
we're
missing
those
people
were
missing.
The
people
who
plan
the
budget
when
it's
like.
What's
a
matter
of
like
us,
not
feeling
prioritize
you
phone
me
in
it's
like
and
like
Abigail
said
we
did
this
last
year,
but
I
can't
promise
you
that
next
year
we're
gonna
rally.
M
I
can't
promise
you
that
next
we're
gonna
walk
out,
but
I
can
promise
you
or
what
I
don't
know
your
dog
might
go
missing.
Your
car
might
go
missing.
Your
house
might
go
missing
a
few
more
on
and
really
that's
because
we're
pissed
were
pissed
and
we
want
to
know
we're
pissed,
and
we
do
this
every
single
time.
M
We
testify
every
single
time,
then,
when
we
do
it
feels
like
y'all,
don't
listen
to
us
and
honestly,
it
feels
like
and
the
reason
why
I'm
not
looking
at
y'all
now,
because
it
feels
like
y'all,
not
even
listening
to
me
right
now.
It
feels
like
that.
You
feel
me
and
the
reason
why
it
feels
like
that
is
because
I'm
here,
but
next
year,
I'm
not
in
like
I'm,
not
in
bps
but
next
year,
they're
going
to
be
in
the
same
spot
or
probably
like
in
in
a
worse
position.
And
my
thing
is
my
fault.
M
Let
me
backtrack
to
where
I
wanted
my
speech
to
go
to
what
I
want
shot
to
do.
What
I
want
from
y'all
is
just
to
hold
each
other
accountable.
Hold
your
peers,
accountable,
hold
the
mayor
accountable.
You
feel
me
because,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
what
we're
really
tired,
we're
just
we'll
really
pisses
us
off,
really
is
fighting
for
this.
Last
slice
of
the
pie,
you
fill
me
that
really
sucks
we
hate
having
to
come
at
the
school
committee.
We
hate
having
to
do
that
because.
M
Hate
having
to
do
that
because-
and
this
kind
of
goes
into
accountability,
where
I
need
y'all
to
hold
the
mayor
accountable,
I
need
y'all
to
tell
the
mayor
yo,
we
need
you,
we
need
you
to
ask
more
money
from
the
state
for
public
education
on
some
real,
because
at
this
point
it's
just
getting
like
I,
don't
know
it's
become
some
internalized
like
it
has
become
internalized
before
in
the
movement
where
we
comment
to
School
Committee,
but
then
we
realize
that
it's
not
them.
It's
not
them.
M
N
What
was
going
to
go
on
with
our
budget
conte
to
address
the
fact
that
the
representation
of
young
people
is
in
this
room
right
now
to
a
degree
and
the
fact
the
matter
is
that
a
man
walked
away
because
a
young
woman
said
that
she
felt
like
these
positions
are
puppets
because
they
can't
actually
allocate
and
represent
and
protect
the
young
people
for
their
quality
education
and
a
way
I
view
it
as
a
crime.
Y'all
may
not
view
as
a
crime.
N
In
my
life
we
had
to
take
those
unpaid,
like
internships,
just
to
make
our
resumes
look
just
as
good
or
somewhere
near
close
to
the
suburban
counterparts
that
we
have
to
deal
with
when
we
compete
for
the
college's
of
this
city,
we
don't
get
those
demands
and
I
understand
that
the
whole
idea
about
higher
education
is
a
very
high
demanding
institution,
but
the
youth
needs
guidance.
So
that
way
we
can
actually
fight
for
these
institutions
and
fight
for
the
education
that
we
deserve
now.
N
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
is
that
these
budget
cuts
have
been
going
on
for
years
and
every
year,
less
allocation
for
young
people
is
happening
in
this
city
when,
like
I
said
before,
business
owners,
private
business
owners,
people
who
work
in
let's
say
like
Gwen
scaping
and
things
like
that
and
like
housing,
they're
making
millions,
if
not
billions,
but
yet
we're
losing
millions.
Where
is
the
correlation
with
that
and
I'm?
N
Not
asking
every
millionaire
to
give
me
on
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
I'm,
not
asking
for
that
I'm
asking
for
appropriate
allocation
for
every
use
that
comes
into
those
buildings.
I,
don't
understand!
Why
is
it
that
we
have
to
fight
for
the
same
rights
that
people
legit
ten
miles
to
15
miles
away
from
this
city?
Get
with
no
questions
asked
I
ask
to
myself:
why
is
it
that
there
are
more
police
officers
and
guidance?
Counselor's
I
also
went
to
Dorchester
high.
N
Why
is
it
that
there
was
only
two
guidance
counselor's
representing
hundreds
of
school
students,
and
why
is
it
that
big,
even
bigger
schools,
get
even
less
guidance?
Counselor's
I
understand
that
there
has
to
be
protection,
but
I
also
don't
understand
the
fact
that
there
is
no
representation.
So
to
me,
the
lack
of
representation
lacks
a
lack
of
protection
and
a
lack
of
actual
real
guidance
and
also
as
a
query
of
lack
of
stability
and
support
for
the
people
of
Boston
and
the
young
people
of
Boston.
O
My
check
all
right
there
we
go
go
tell
so
you
know
good
evening.
First
off
my
name
is
Chris
and
a
lot
of
things
have
been
on
my
chest
lately
and
I
have
to
let
it
out
bridges
burning
my
eyes
due
to
the
fact
that
the
city
we're
moving
backwards.
Instead
of
giving
more
to
schools,
we
gentrified
low-income
areas
and
push
families
out
while
tearing
down
the
last
hole.
Instead
of
building
a
foundation
for
youth
leadership,
we
closed
schools
and
cut
budgets,
while
ignoring
the
voices
of
those
in
desperate
need.
O
I
have
a
hard
time
realizing
the
progress
we're
going
to
make
if
we
keep
destroying
the
future
life
is
recyclable
and
soon
the
next
generation
will
take
over.
If
the
mayor
is
super
intended
to
understand
the
consequences,
their
choices
and
if
the
budget
passes,
students,
basic
human
right
to
the
access
of
a
free
and
equal
education
will
be
at
risk.
Cutting
off
the
future
of
students,
while
trying
to
make
something
out
of
nothing
will
lead
to
a
higher
dropout
rate,
and
the
school-to-prison
pipeline
will
only
increase.
O
So
when
you
let
the
progress
of
this
city
bite
the
dust
or
when
you
nurture
and
help
the
future,
the
future
of
students
grow
best
believe
if
the
budget
passes,
you
will
hear
more
from
us
because
you
probably
wouldn't
expect
it,
but
I
got
accepted
to
Northeastern.
I,
know
right
a
child
from
a
low-income
area
with
a
single
mother
that
struggles
to
even
pay
the
rent,
got
acceptance,
north-eastern
I,
know
right
and
I
just
have
a
hard
time
trying
to
realize.
O
How
are
we
going
to
progress
because
I
have
three
younger
brothers
and
I
take
care
of
them
everyday,
like
they're,
my
own
children?
So
how
is
it
the
fact?
I
look
at
my
little
brothers
and
see
no
future
in
their
eyes
all
the
light
that
was
in
the
eyes
one's
gone,
especially
to
my
little
brother,
with
a
mental
disability.
I
look
into
his
eyes
and
what
time
you
ask
me
what's
less
for
me,
so,
what's
left
for
all
of
us
cause,
you
can
see.
P
Hi,
my
name
is
Michael
Jones
I'm,
currently
enrolled
in
Boston
day
and
evening.
The
two
things
I'd
like
to
say
before
I,
get
into
how
I'm
like
what
my
points
are,
is
first
saying
that
y'all,
as
you
know,
politicians
is
also
as
people
of
color
from
what
I
can
see
should
realize
that
when
police
or
people
in
uniforms
come
in
especially
towards
youth,
it
is
very
triggering
moment
and
that
should
be
respected
and
also
there
should
be
an
apology,
I
feel
and
I'm
asking
that
from
you
and
all
of
you.
P
Secondly,
there
should
be
some
other
type
of
intervention.
One
of
y'all
should
come
up,
even
if
it's
getting
too
rowdy,
rather
than
that
happening
and
I'm.
Just
you
know
asking
on
my
own
behalf.
Secondly,
I
know
it's
been
talked
about
before
with
you
know
the
whole
puppet
statement,
but
what
I
would
say
is
it
was
not
directed
towards
specific
individuals,
which
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
been
told
when
we
come
here.
We
can't
make
you
know
specific
individual
remarks
and
to
every
action
has
a
reaction.
P
The
action
we
made
at
the
last
meeting,
which
was
leaving
the
reaction
to
that,
was
y'all,
calling
this
meeting
together
to
hear
our
voices,
the
action
of
the
words
and
then
the
reaction
of
that
man
was
him
leaving.
That
was
not
a
good
reaction
to
that.
That
shows
that
he
is
one
of
the
people
that
shouldn't
have
been
here
and,
as
people
stated
before.
Thank
you
for
still
being
here
and
still
listening.
P
The
first
contingent
is
that,
at
the
last
hearing
of
the
stated
amongst
y'all
that
in
the
discussion
of
social-emotional
health
in
and
out
of
school,
that
there
were
outlines
and
plans
being
set
in
place
for
situations
such
as
students,
family
life
being
disrupted
by
ice
and
implications
of
how
that
might
affect
their
school,
as
well
as
their
engagement
in
school.
One
thing
that
needs
to
also
be
accounted
for
and
should
have
been
in
a
statement
like
this-
is
the
correlation
between
barriers.
Students
face
outside
of
school,
as
well
as
inside
due
to
the
budget
cuts.
P
How
can
you
make
outlines
for
a
plan
to
help
students
in
situations
like
that,
if
they
don't
have
adequate
resources
going
to
school
coming
out
of
school
and
they
also
face
barriers
outside?
My
second
contingent
is
that
if
there's
insufficient
funds,
there
can't
be
adequate
methods
of
teaching
for
students,
not
adequate
methods
of
teaching
lis,
the
students
feeling
jaded
and
disenfranchised
Jaden
and
disenfranchisement
then
leads
to
the
youth
prisoner
outfits,
but
more
so
to
school,
to
Prison
Pipeline.
What
you
see
when
kids
drop
out,
what
you
see
when
people
say
they
don't
value.
P
Education
ends
up
because
they're
ignorant
kids
is
not
because
they're
just
going
through
an
angsty
phase,
it's
legitimately
sorry
legitimately,
because
of
the
fact
that
they
really
do
not
see
a
value
in
education
from
the
powers
that
be
and
disenfranchisement
also
leads
to
chronic
absences
and
lower
performance
in
schools,
and
then
schools
also
get
graded
on
whether
they
should
remain
open.
Based
on
not
only
performance,
absolute
growth,
things
along
that
lines,
which
is
how
schools
like
Dorchester
Academy,
got
close
and
what's
happening
to
bright
in
Excel
on
so
many
others.
P
Year-After-Year
will
mean
nothing
when
these
talks
are
always
how
to
rearrange
the
budget,
how
to
cut
it
minimally,
how
to
tell
students
there
is
no
need
to
protest
because
you'll
handle
it
and
legitimately
the
current
handling
of
our
budget
is
like
Michael,
J,
Fox
waiting
tables,
don't
need
to
handle
it
better
and
also
talk
to
the
mayor
because
he's
the
one
who
needs
to
significantly
make
a
difference
in
this
and
doesn't
matter
if
it's
Walsh
doesn't
matter.
If
it's
you
know,
UT,
don't
we'll
all
due
respect
who
comes
in
in
this
position.
P
Anyone
comes
in
this
position
needs
to
understand.
They
need
a
direct
line
to
the
youth.
They
can't
do
any
middleman
stuff.
They
can't
do
any.
You
know
we'll
talk
to
you
we'll
do
these
hearings.
They
need
to
come
directly
to
the
youth.
Do
this
for
the
youth
by
the
youth
at
the
youth,
what
they
want
to
do
with
the
budget?
Not
people
like
GE,
not
people
that
don't
even
come
from
Boston
or
live
in
Boston
Walsh
can
say
all
he
wants.
P
K
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
Doris
Jordan.
First
of
all,
I
go
to
Dorchester
Academy
I
graduated
from
there
as
well
and
I
also
have
to
agree
with
a
lot
of
what
everyone
else
had
to
say.
I
personally
believe
that
the
school
system
is
archaic
and
it
is
stunting
the
youth
of
the
future
and
it's
preventing
anyone
from
anywhere
from
getting
any
kind
of
headway
in
today's
society.
I
feel
like
we
are
stuck
teaching
and
learning
stuff.
That
is
unreal
event.
Q
Right
now
to
a
general
society,
my
school
was
severely
underfoot
underfunded,
so
we
didn't
have
normal
classes
like
we
didn't
have
economics
class.
We
didn't
have
algebra,
we
don't
have
any
AP
classes.
Now,
by
the
time
we
were
managed
to
get
one
AP
class.
It
was
my
senior
year.
I
was
graduating.
Everyone
who
wanted
to
take
it
couldn't
take
it
anymore,
because
all
the
credits
were
filled
and
that
left
them
for
the
people
who
wanted
to
take
it
for
a
younger
grades
and
they
wasn't
able
to
take
it.
I
feel
like
the
budget.
Q
Right
now
is
important
for
the
future.
I
have
a
little
brother
and
he's
going
to
be
going
into
school
right
now.
He's
in
school
and
I
want
him
to
go
to
public
school,
because,
right
now
he
is
in
a
charter.
School
I
went
to
a
charter.
School
I
went
to
the
Boston
Renaissance
charter
school.
That
school
was
not
great
for
me
in
the
slightest
I
have
ADHD
that
school
treated
me
like
I
was
a
problem
that
I
need
to
be
kept
quiet.
Q
That
I
need
to
be
entertained
instead
of
teaching
me
or
learning
to
teach
with
me
make
an
available
place
for
me
to
learn.
Then
I
went
to
the
Joseph
Lee
school
best
school,
where
school
was
at
the
time
I
felt
to
be
a
terrible
school
because
it
did
the
same
thing
as
a
Renaissance
dude.
To
me,
it
made
me
feel
like
I
was
out
of
place
like
I
was
incapable
of
learning.
Q
Then
I
went
to
Dorchester
Academy
with
teachers
there,
where
they
took
the
time
to
learn
and
teach
with
me
and
find
the
best
ways
for
me
to
learn
alongside
them.
I
had
one
teacher
named
Brian
Roth
Baum.
He
was
an
interesting
teacher
because
he
took
the
time
after
school
every
day.
Each
with
me
put
me
on
the
debate
team.
He
put
me
on
a
sports
team.
He
made
sure
that
I
was
well-rounded
and
I
was
educated
and
I
respect
him
for
that,
but
not
everywhere
has
pieces
like
that.
Q
Our
school
closed
down,
he
went
to
another
school.
He
wasn't
guaranteed
to
go
to
another
school
at
the
end
of
it
because
of
the
closing
of
our
school
teachers
like
this
do
exist
and
we
need
to
have
more
funding
and
more
opportunities
for
teachers
like
him
to
be
more
precedented
in
school
right
now,
teachers
see
it
as
a
paycheck
and
it's
a
very
little
paycheck,
because
teachers
overall
are
underfunded.
Q
After-School
activities
are
underfunded
for
schools.
Like
my
school.
All
my
school
has
with
sports
teams.
They
didn't
have
any
extracurricular
activities
unless
teachers
took
it
upon
themselves
to
buy
the
materials
on
their
own
time
now,
I'm
saying
that's
not
a
bad
thing,
but
I
shouldn't
need
to
be
a
thing
to
begin
with,
teachers
should
be
funded
and
we
can
be
promoted
and
be
pleased
to
have
after-school
activities
be
promoted
and
have
options
for
them
right
now.
I
I
do
attend,
and
I
am
with
all
the
other
views
today
and
I'm.
Q
How
they're
saying
that
things
need
to
change
and
they
need
to
change
for
the
better,
because
either
they're
going
to
change
one
way
or
they're
not
going
to
change
at
all
and
stagnation
equals
death.
Human
evolution
is
prized
on
moving
forward
every
day
we
take
greater
strides
in
science,
and
so
why
not
take
greater
strides
in
education?
Thank
you.
R
S
To
share
my
feelings
when
I,
when
it
seems
like
I,
can't
even
be
fully
listened
to
you
guys
likely
because
Kathleen,
a
fellow
student
who
should
be
able
to
share
her
feelings,
can't
even
do
that.
That's
unacceptable,
but
let
me
get
until
it
seems
to
us,
like
you
guys,
don't
value
our
education
the
same
way.
We
do
you
guys
cut
the
budget
and
it
seems
like
it's
no
problem,
but
let's
be
clear,
the
schools
can't
afford
to
lose
money.
I
started
out
this
year
with
30-plus
students
in
some
of
my
classes.
S
How
are
students
supposed
to
learn
when
there
aren't
even
enough
desks
for
them
to
sit
at?
Because
the
class
should
not
have
that
many
students
to
add
on
IR
I
go
to
Snowden,
it's
already
a
small
school
this
year.
We
have
way
too
many
students
and
not
enough
teachers.
Some
teachers
don't
even
want
to
like
work
there
next
year,
because
they
don't
want
to
deal
with
the
nonsense
that
bps
has
to
offer
some
students
even
have
two
to
three
three
blocks
a
day,
because
there
aren't
enough
teachers
to
teach
during
those
hours
they
make.
S
It
seem
like
students
who
drop
out
had
a
choice,
but
with
all
this
crap
in
the
push
towards
the
budget
cuts,
did
they
really
I?
Take
SATs
and
I
wasn't
even
informed,
because
I
only
have
one
guidance
counselor
at
my
school
and
it's
already
overcrowded.
This
is
unacceptable
and
all
the
people
who
deny
us
act
like
we
want
the
newest,
iPhone
or
new
game
system,
but
no,
we
simply
want
our
education
I,
have
younger,
siblings
and
that
that
crucial,
crucial
age
they're
in
elementary
school.
Why
should
they
have
to
deal
with
any
of
this?
S
T
T
What
can
I
say
about
the
Edwards?
Quite
a
lot,
there's
so
much
I
can
say
about
the
Edwards
and
the
way
it's
helped
me
out
my
journey
and
path
into
the
real
world.
The
Edwards
was
one
of
the
first
places
where
I
felt
like
I
could
be
myself
where
I
was
encouraged
and
motivated
by
my
teachers
and
surprisingly,
some
of
the
best
students
to
be
the
best
me
going
into
the
Edwards
taught
me
so
much
about
being
my
own
person,
and
that,
being
me,
isn't
horrible.
T
The
school
taught
me
to
be
more
brave,
confident
and
confidence
stemming
from
some
of
the
extended
learning
programs
such
as
musical
theatre
and
another
thing.
Cutting
the
budget
from
the
school
would
mean
that
the
school
wouldn't
be
able
to
flood
fund
the
extended
learning
program
like
debate,
musical
theater,
stuff,
poetry,
etc,
and
all
these
classes
would
be
gone.
Students
wouldn't
be
able
to
get
the
niche
the
enrichment
they
need
for
life.
The
classes
are
amazing,
the
teachers
are
astounding
and
the
students
have
potential
to
be
bright
minds
in
the
future.
T
If
you
give
them
the
rich
education,
they
deserve
the
Edwards.
Provided
me
all
the
necessities
to
survive
high
school
the
school
got
me
to
a
level
where
I'm
confident
well
educated,
strong,
hearted
individuals,
and
for
that
I
thank
the
school
and
stuff.
They
pushed
me
to
my
limit
for
being
that
and
I
owe
them
my
best
to
protest
against
budget
cuts,
I'm
very
against
budget
cuts
and
I
hope
that
and
pray
that
the
administration
reconsider
its
decision.
T
The
only
reason
why
public
schools
are
doing
poorly
is
because
of
budget
cuts,
give
us
the
chance
and
we'll
be
sure,
they're
not
disappointing.
You
I
surely
hope
that
you
will
not
cut
budget
cuts
cut
budget.
That's
why
all
these
students
are
here
protesting
far
too
long,
students
at
around
witnessing
their
education
and
future
coma
before
their
eyes,
and
this
is
different.
We're
not
silenced
anymore.
We're
here
to
protest
against
the
budget,
cuts
we're
here
together
and
stand
here
together.
T
D
U
Educated
right,
I,
just
say
that
okay
and
you
guys
as
parents
right
you
guys,
have
expectations
for
your
kids.
Do
you
not
you
do?
Okay,
you
have
these
expectations
but
you're
not
helping
us
to
reach
them.
You
want
us
to
be
educated
but
at
the
same
time
we're
having
our
education
taking
away
schools
shutting
down.
Teachers
are
losing
that
job
because
there's
a
budget
cut
and
because
there
that's
a
budget
cut
teachers,
don't
want
to
do
the
best
and
try
the
best
to
help
us
with
our
education.
U
Adults
be
saying
that
we're
this
generations
are
the
future.
But
what
future
are
you
guys
going
to
have
if
we
don't
have
our
own
an
eye
for
an
eye?
But
then,
but
then
you
are
expecting
us
to
give
you
guys
fields
of
diamonds
when
you're
giving
us
a
piece
of
dirt.
You
guys
are
expecting
us
to
go
to
Ivy
League
college,
but
then
you
guys
are
taking
away
the
money
for
us
to
be
doing
so,
because
school
activities
are
getting
cut
and
in
my
school
the
lunch
lady
doesn't
even
want
a
surf
lunch.
U
U
Because
she's
not
getting
enough
money
because
the
school,
a
cutting
being
shut
down
or
the
budget
is
being
taken
away
from
them.
So
and
then
you
want
to
expect
kids
to
wake
up
to
school
every
day,
feeling
like
they
are
being
helped,
but
at
the
same
time
the
classes
that
they
are
motive,
that
they're
being
motivated
to
go
to
school
for
are
being
cut
in
my
school
there's
a
four
year
language
thing
you
have
to
take,
and
last
year
the
headmaster
was
thinking
about
cutting
that
class.
U
V
W
Hello
Lazo
bombing
to
testify
for
Marty
J
Walsh,
because
he's
not
here:
okay,
I'm
gonna
hold
myself
accountable
for
cutting
the
school's
budgets.
In
all
seriousness,
my
name
is
Eric
Lazo
I'm,
17
years
old
I
go
snow,
international
I
like
the
outfit
it's
kind
of
like
the
one.
You
are
the
adult
video
he
could
afford
that.
But
now
I
can't
afford
to
pay
our
schools.
I
I
was
born
in
Melrose.
W
My
my
deep
longing
for
education,
however,
came
last
year
when
they
said
that
they're
going
to
cut
the
budget,
I
didn't
notice.
How
much
I
took
an
education
for
granted.
I
didn't
notice
that
when
they're
going
to
cut
my
Japanese
class
and
suddenly
I
wanted
to
fight
for
it,
but
as
soon
as
I
did
what
came
as
a
disadvantage.
W
Almost
disturbing
unexpected
was
that
a
lot
of
these
adults
that
were
cutting
our
budgets
a
lot
of
the
people
in
power
who
out
a
lot
of
people
and
high
places
who
have
the
power
to
stop
what
stifles
students
from
going
into
their
own
future,
look
at
me
doli
and
they
don't
even
care,
but
what
something
beautiful
happened
was
a
couple
months.
After
going
into
BYOP,
the
walkout
happened
and
3,500
students
stepped
outside
their
schools
to
fight
for
their
schools.
A
lot
of
teachers
stopped
those
students
from
stepping
outside
those
schools.
W
W
Don't
know
that
just
seems
kind
of
disturbing,
but
we're
still
fighting
it's
been
a
year
and
I
know
I'm
going
to
be
here
next
year
and
probably
a
year
before
that
by
then
I'll
be
graduating,
but
even
then
I'll
still
fight,
because
this
city
is
my
city.
There's
people
in
my
city
growing
up
and
in
my
community
there's
going
to
be
violence.
There's
going
to
be
people
dropping
out
right
now,
people
care
about
education,
so
it
should
be
y'all
job
to
keep
it
that
way.
W
They
want
an
education,
but
if
you're
going
to
take
that
away
who's
going
to
want
an
education
anymore,
you
know
those
students
that
say
Oh
school
sucks,
but
why
does
it
suck?
You
know
you
could
change
it.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
the
same
thing
for
decades
upon
decades
it
could
be
different,
but
it's
y'all
jobs
to
step
up
for
that,
but
y'all
don't
do
that
at
least
I
haven't
seen
y'all
do
that,
except
for
you,
you
came
too
young
hey
but
other
than
that
I
don't
see
anybody
advocating
for
students
other
than
students
themselves.
X
My
name
is
couple
I'm
going
in
school,
currently
I'm
20
years
old
and
I
was
born
in
Cuba
and
about
20
years
ago,
and
I
came
here
three
years
ago
and
I
was
enrolling.
Dorchester
high
and
I
did
pretty
good
that
year.
It
was
doing
her
here
and
I
got
mostly
A's
and
B's,
but
around
April
that
year
junior
year.
X
X
X
I
divided
another
five
hours
for
each
class,
I
was
taking
four
classes,
dust-free
about
20
20
hours,
city
I
still
couldn't
manage
to
get
the
work
done
and
then
turn
into
teacher
and
missed
a
lot
of
classes
because
I
didn't
have
the
homework
and
it
wasn't
until
I
was
doing
a
test.
That
I
realized
that
my
math
skills
that
I
learned
in
the
high
school.
X
We're
getting
me
stocked,
I,
couldn't
fully
get
the
paper
thought
and
so
I
went
to
that.
Academy
and
I
had
to
find
a
way
to
learn
a
new
way
to
the
math
way,
still
away
and
get
it
done
on
time,
and
while
I
was
trying
to
do
a
kind
of
Kadim,
II
I
couldn't
do
the
rest
of
the
school
work.
So
then
I
was
able
to
explain
to
the
homework.
I
failed
two
semesters
of
college,
believing
that
a
high
school
education
I
got.
X
It
was
enough
to
realize
that
it
was
stopping
me
and
I
realized
that
the
system,
when
I'm
in
the
system
I
mean
the
high
school
system
that
the
public
high
school
system
in
the
city
is
not
getting
like
the
job
done
when
it
comes
to
like
getting
us
to
the
next
part,
the
higher
education.
This
is
call
it
and
that's,
but
you
sort
of
like
set
down
in
my
mind
for
a
while
and
I
can
really
picture.
Why
and
I
had
to
find
like
I
just
feel
stuck
I
feel
confused.
X
X
It's
like
please,
please,
fund
us,
but
at
the
same
time,
why
try?
Because
high
school
is
like
not
enough
like
we
need
to
something
else.
Like
I
know,
we
were
born
in
the
city
and
there's
a
lot
of
things
to
take
care
of
like,
but
it's
kind
of
like
somebody
has
to
tell
us,
go
somewhere
else
instead
of
here,
because
people
come
here
and
they
believe
that
education
is
good.
Y
Good
evening,
everybody
before
I
start,
let
me
just
say,
hi
a
shout
out
to
the
youth
the
support
adult
supports
here.
The
organization
and
the
lead
organizers,
who've
been
fighting
continuously
around
education.
Thank
you
also,
there's
a
lot
of
Southeast
students
who
are
not
here
right
now
who
definitely
been
leading
the
campaign
they
have
prom
today,
I
know,
they'll
see
this
I
want
spark.
I
want
to
see.
Y
I
want
to
talk
about
imagery,
real
quick
I,
think
there's
cameras
in
here,
so
this
is
going
to
be
on
the
television
school
or
in
the
news
or
in
the
YouTube.
So
please
pay
attention
right
now,
in
this
chamber
we
have
about
four
people
on
the
file
for
yellow
city
councilors,
there's
13
City
Council's.
Only
four
of
y'all
are
here:
there's
11
police
officers
outside
I'm
shaking
inside
of
me,
11
police
officers
outside
11.
Y
Y
Giving
are
we
continue
to
giving
our
youth
when
we
say,
but
I
just
realize
them
at
the
time
the
youth
are
not
of
age
to
vote
so
with
their
parents,
if
their
parents
that
I've
seen
each
of
us
city
councilors
go
talk
to
shake
their
hand,
promised
him
a
better
future.
It's
impairments
that
I
decided
to
go
out
there
and
say:
hey
come
out
and
please
vote
yon
without
looking
at
their
kids
right
now.
Now,
look
at
that
each
and
every
one
of
their
kids
not
to
be
ashamed
of
yourself.
Y
Y'all
play
a
game,
and
yes
that
young
lady
was
right
if
she
said
it
before
it
does
look
like
a
puppet
game.
None
of
the
schools
that
I
went
to
none
of
the
degrees
matter.
When
you
sit
down,
there's
a
budget
in
front
of
you
and
you
can't
allocate
the
funds
to
what
matters
when
people
are
sitting
there
and
don't
have
jobs
and
they're
sitting
here
telling
y'all
we
here's
how
you
can
do
the
budget.
You
have
people
here
who
haven't
worked.
Y
Who've
been
president
who
continuously
continuously
are
telling
you
and
showing
you
throughout
the
year
relentlessly.
You
got
seniors
here
who
started
this
campaign
when
they
were
freshmen
should
be
ashamed
of
yourselves
ashamed
of
yourselves
we're
shaping
our
win.
Not
whether
or
not
you
pass
this
budget,
don't
get
it
twisted.
Y'all
shape,
y'all
wins
on
y'all
being
present
your
shape,
y'all
win
on
how
y'all
do
this
work
and
how
we're
not
going
to
stop
doing
this
work.
I,
don't
know
about
you,
though.
Y
Cuz
y'all
see
honestly
for
me
right
now
continuously
asking
asking
for
a
budget
that
fits
when
y'all
know,
there's
money
there
y'all
want
to
yell
at
all.
We
want
to
roll
out
a
conversation
around
free
tuition.
Look
at
this
room,
this
tasteful
disgusting
I,
hope
you
feel
nasty
when
you
leave
here,
because
this
is
disgusting.
I
don't
know
who
has
to
other
people
are
here.
Besides
the
youth,
but
I
do
know.
At
the
last
hearing,
this
room
was
full.
Y
All
this
place
was
full
everybody
around
here
was
full,
so
here's
the
thing
yeah
do
your
dirt
with
your
money.
Whatever,
however,
people
want
to
locate
deal.
Okay,
oh
there's
nothing
we're
trying
to
really
work
with
this
money.
No
you're
not
no
you're,
not
but
I'm,
letting
you
know
one
thing
for
sure:
I
don't
know
about
the
cars
being
missing,
but
there
will
be
a
community
audit.
There's
a
push
for
community
audit
education,
Michelle
whoo
everybody
else
was
not
in
this
room.
I
saw
you
I
saw
college
students
push
them
to
be
in
their
office.
Y
This
is
priority
when
we
meet
with
city
counselors.
That's
one
thing,
but
if
y'all
are
decision,
then
all
y'all
should
be
a
if
items
show
up
to
where
I
get
fired,
so
I'm
very
confused
about
why
we're
suppose
to
stand
here
and
I'm.
Speaking
of
this
as
a
lead
organizer,
because
it's
not
fair,
they
smell
fakeness
I,
don't
play
that
game
with
them.
So
when
they're
here
like
we
can't
feed,
they
don't
show
up
to
work,
but
they
make
some
big
decisions.
We
got
to
show
it
to
her.
They
show
up
to
work
every
day.
Y
Fewer
them
will
show
up
and
then
go
to
prom
everyday.
Let
me
sell.
Let
me
just
picture
this
for
you
at
the
end
of
the
day,
because
I
did
say
imagery
for
people
who
are
watching
people
who
aren't
able
to
make
it
out
here.
I
bet
you
I
thought
it
was
a
great
idea
to
just
move
this
hearing
from
Monday
to
today,
because
you
can
do
it.
I
bet
it's
a
great
idea
to
leave
early
or
dismiss
yourself,
because
you
can
do
it
see
we
can't
do
it.
Y
Some
of
us
have
already
been
terrorized
by
police.
How
we
know
you
don't
care
it's
from
the
minute.
I
walk
through
that
door,
the
minute
when
I,
walk
to
the
elevator
and
the
first
person
I
see
is
just
an
officer
not
saying
hello
or
Nothing
type
of
situation.
Just
I'm,
bigger
I
am
taller.
Let
me
tell
you
something:
there
are
bosses.
There
are
bosses,
we
will
follow
them.
Y
That's
the
promise
that
y'all
said
to
the
community
and
we
will
make
sure
we
let
all
the
community
know
because
at
this
point
in
time
the
the
missing
factor,
it's
people
to
stand
right
in
front
of
y'all.
After
all
of
these
hearings,
because
y'all
felt
like
this,
is
your
community
conversation
it's
after
all
of
this
is
done
when
the
real
people
are
there
in
these
circles
in
these
rooms.
Y
That
I
will
understand
these
youth
are
dying
because
of
it,
and
it's
not
just
Boston
I,
said
this
last
time,
so
even
that
man
that
I
got,
who
keeps
all
of
a
sudden
he's
showing
people
are
not
standing
here
that
man
or
the
other
seven
who
want
to
grill
down
people
yes
school
to
Prison
Pipeline,
if
you
never
heard
it
or
never
understood
it,
it's
right
outside.
You
want
to
know
how
team
high
schools
feel
like
what
a
police
officer
down
you're
Beckett's
right
outside.
Well,
he
look
at
you
like
that.
Y
Well,
he
will
he
will
he
look
at
you
the
way
he
looked
at
me
when
I
walked
in
here?
Well,
he
looked
at
you
like
that
when
you
go
outside
these
young
men
and
young
women
come
in
here,
and
this
is
how
y'all
show
them
I
want
to
ask
up
for
nothing.
I
just
want
you
to
be
ashamed
of
yourself.
This
building
does
not
belong
to
y'all.
Y
It
belongs
to
them
these
words
everything
around
you
to
that
Balenciaga,
but
it's
cool,
because
I
nobody's
telling
y'all
that
they
just
make
sure
all
city
counselors
get
their
their
raise.
That's
what
you're
asked
for
right,
yeah
I
want
a
gyrase
and
yeah
I
got
it.
It
feels
comfortable
right
off
of
our
backs
right
enjoy
your
evening.
I
hope
you
enjoy
all
of
it.
We're
going
to
continue
fighting
and
when
y'all
are
ready
to
see
and
realize
that
there's
actual
people
dedicated
to
do
this
work.
Y
They're
doing
y'all
work
actually
have
a
conversation
with
them
and,
let
me
just
say:
Thank
You,
Tito
Jackson,
because
I
know
you've
made
it
yourself
to
be
able
to
speak
to
them
on
your
own
level,
on
your
own
time
and
I
respect
that
maybe
I
need
to
follow
your
leaders.
Maybe
you
need
to
follow
your
teammates
and
you
need
to
have
another
conversation
do
what
they
do,
but
right
now
it's
really
distasteful
to
even
be
representing
Boston,
because
I
know
how
the
City
Council
sets
up.
It's
just
a
shame.
Y
It's
sad
and
for
all
the
different
people
and
all
the
different
youth,
I,
really
hope.
Y'all
really
think
about
the
futures
that
lie
in
your
hands
when
y'all
make
decisions,
and
not
just
this
decision,
because
next
year,
there's
going
to
be
another
budget,
and
you
know
what
I
hope
that
do
is
find
these
youth
and
have
a
conversation
with
the
actual
people.
Who've
been
working
on
this.
Thank
you.
Z
Hello,
my
name
is
Kristen
Leslie
I'm,
an
education
student
at
Framingham,
State
and
I'm
here
to
read
testimony
from
Dylan
UN,
who
could
not
be
here
today,
hello,
everyone
in
this
room
filled
with
educators,
students
and
politicians.
My
name
is
Dylan
UN
and
I'm
here,
representing
all
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
mainly
my
former
middle
school
John
HW
McCormack
John
John
W
McCormack,
no
wait.
Sorry,
first
and
foremost,
I
would
like
to
thank
Kathleen
Alvarez
for
giving
me
such
a
privilege
and
opportunity
to
talk
to
politicians
and
educators
from
the
best
city.
Z
Z
Teachers
are
getting
cut,
science
is
not
going
to
be
a
year-round
class,
and
some
schools
have
to
use
history
teachers
to
teach
science
now
superintendent
Chang
last
year
he
assumed
now
superintendent
Chang.
Last
year
you
came
to
my
specific
science
class,
dr.
grey
monfriez
of
Greymon
phrase
class
in
the
mccormick
boasting
about
how
science
is
key
to
finding
great
jobs
that
it
is
super
important
to
know
as
we
progress
through
life.
Z
I
toad
I,
totally
agree
with
you
and
I
think
everyone
else
does
in
this
room
too,
but
on
the
contrary,
I
have
not
seen
how
iPads
can
teach
you
how
to
calculate
how
fast
the
speed
of
light
can
travel
from
the
Sun
to
the
earth.
We
have
to
think
how
we
can
make
changes
now
to
help
the
future.
Mccormack
has
lost
so
much
money
last
year
and
this
$900,000
cut
is
going
to
put
this
school's
future
in
jeopardy.
Z
Another
thing
that
made
me
who
I
am
today
is
the
McCormick's
Debate
team
that
ran
that
is
ran
by
Pamela
doily
and
Melissa
Pietro
Gomes,
with
the
help
of
those
two
coaches,
my
partner,
Jessica,
Fontes
and
I,
made
the
city
finals
and
won
with
that.
When
we
were
able
to
go
to
the
national
debate
and
speech
Association
annual
tournament,
one
of
the
most
prestigious
tournaments,
you
can
qualify
for
now
as
a
freshman
in
high
school
I
carry
this
duty
of
always
trying
to
help
ones
in
need
because
of
the
family
I
had
at
the
McCormick.
Z
The
McCormick
is
not
just
a
school
but
a
whole
family
run
by
students
and
teachers.
We
learn
to
listen,
understand
and
then
speak.
We've
learned
life
skills
that
most
adults
don't
often
understand
and
with
all
due
respect,
most
of
the
politicians
don't
understand
how
to
use
these
skills.
Now.
Besides
me,
many
kids
in
the
McCormick
have
gotten
great
opportunities
to
hire
their
education
with
math
competitions,
writing
competitions
and
science
competitions
throughout
the
year.
With
all
this
being
said
about
the
McCormick,
we
can't
forget
about
the
high
schools
and
their
middle
schools.
Z
I
just
want
to
say
that
Boston
Public
Schools
gave
me
everything.
I
need
to
succeed
in
life
later
on
in
the
future.
I
do
not
want
to
see
education
in
Boston,
slowly
go
down
because
of
some
iPads
or
because
some
dumb
reasons
we
can't
pay
teachers
again.
I
am
thankful
for
the
opportunity
to
let
someone
read
what
I
would
like
to
say
about
these
budget
cuts.
I
hope
we
can
come
to
a
policy
that
fits
both
of
economic
needs
and
education
needs.
My
name
is
Dylan
un.
Thank
you
for
your
gracious
time.
AA
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
keema,
green
and
outside
of
that
door.
As
been
mentioned
more
multiple
times,
there
are
more
police
officers
out
there
than
there
are
people
listening
to
me
in
this
room.
Why?
Because
you
guys
don't
expect
me
to
grab
this
mic
and
sit
up
here
and
talk
to
you
as
a
person
someway
somehow
I'm
supposed
to
get
rowdy
we're
supposed
to
do
something.
That's
so
out
of
the
ordinary.
AA
Besides
talk
to
you
and
fight
for
our
education,
this
city
is
a
designed
around
education,
we're
supposed
to
have
the
best
worldwide
education,
but
yet
I'm
in
this
room
right
now
fighting
for
you
guys
to
put
more
money
into
my
textbooks
more
money
and
make
sure
that
I
can
go
to
school.
That
does
not
make
sense
whatsoever,
I'm
an
honor
student
and
as
an
honor
student
I,
have
my
teachers
constantly
telling
me
every
day
that
I
am
learning
just
like
the
average
kid
in
a
medical
school
just
like
the
average
kid
in
a
private
school.
AA
AA
It
does
not
make
sense.
There's
no
excuses,
there's
no
excuses.
There
are
a
bunch
of
police
officers.
We
want
to
decrease
violence.
We
want
all
these
bad
things
to
stop
happening,
but
we
don't
want
our
kids
in
school
to
get
an
education
that
does
not
make
sense
out
of
control
the
things
that
we
fund
are
not
here
to
better
our
generation
in
our
future.
As
I.
AA
Look
across
you
guys,
I
see
a
bunch
of
diversity,
but
the
future
doesn't
contain
diversity,
because
if
there's
not
a
bunch
of
there's,
not
different
systems
that
are
set
in
place
to
teach
us
does
it
make
sense.
Why
do
I
have
to
come
and
fight
for
my
education?
Why
do
I
have
to
be
in
this
room
right
now
to
say?
Oh,
we
should
we
need
more
money.
It's
pretty
clear
that
we
need
more
money.
AA
I
said
we
need
guidance
counselors,
we
need
support,
you
are
the
future
and
the
fact
that
I'm,
even
at
this
mic
right
now
saying
that
we
need
more
money.
It
means
you
don't
respect
your
future.
That
is
not
okay.
That
is
not
normal.
Nowhere
in
life.
Is
it
it's?
Okay
that
I
should
have
to
fight
for
something?
That
is
my
right.
It
is
my
right
to
know
what
comes
out
of
my
mouth.
AA
AB
Hi,
my
name
is
stephanie
wooton
I'm
from
the
North
Shore
I'm,
currently
a
resident
in
Boston,
because
I
go
to
college
here.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
how
strong
and
smart
and
educated
these
students
are,
despite
what
they're
facing
and
despite
the
fact
that
they
have
to
come
here
every
single
year
and
have
this
conversation
with
you
guys,
while
you
sit
on
your
phones
and
not
pay
attention,
I'm
glad
you're
doing
that.
AB
While
it's
me
speaking
and
not
one
of
them,
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I'm
from
a
sub
I
went
to
high
school
in
the
suburbs,
and
you
know
we
didn't
have
problems
like
this,
because
we're
white-
and
this
is
a
I'm
going
to
call
this.
What
this
is.
This
is
institutionalized
racism.
This
is,
students
of
color
are
packed
into
the
cities.
AB
They
don't
get
what
they
need,
but
the
students
like
me,
who
are
white
out
in
the
suburbs,
get
what
we
need,
because
it's
it's
institutionalized,
racism
and
I
think
we
need
to
call
about
what
that
is,
and
it's
your
job
to
figure
out
how
to
fix
that
and
how
to
stop.
That,
though,
you
are
proponents
of
that
system,
so
it's
good
luck
to
you.
AB
I,
don't
know
how
you're
going
to
do
that,
but
you
know
I
go
to
I,
go
to
a
state
school
in
my
school
math
I
recently
just
got
a
lot
of
money
to
build
a
brand-new
building.
I
think
if
my
community
had
known
how
badly
these
students
need
that
money,
we
would
I've
endorsed
building
that
brand-new
building,
even
though
we
needed
it
College
is
not.
You
know,
colleges
extra
I
think
their
education
is
much
more
important
and
they
deserve
everything.
They
need.
AB
The
fact
that
these
are
high
school
students
coming
here,
fighting
for
books
and
teachers
and
guidance
counselor's,
that's
crazy.
You
know
where
I
come
from
students.
Don't
give
a
about
that?
You
know
kids
that
go
to
suburban
high
schools.
They
don't
care
they're,
not
going
to
come
out
and
fight
these
students
like
here
fighting
for
something
they're
not
getting
paid
to
come
here
to
fight
it
they're
fighting
for
something
they
need.
You
guys
are
getting
paid
to
take
care
of
them
and
that's
what
we
want
you
to
do.
AB
We
want
you
to
take
care
of
them.
You
know
I've
learned
so
much
from
these
organizers.
I
have
to
fight,
for
you
know
my
state
school
to
get
what
it
needs
it
has.
You
know.
Walls
looks
like
leaks
and
like
dangerous
things
whatever,
but
you
know
like
these
students
have
been
doing
this
since
they
were
like
14
years
old
and
younger.
That
is
insane.
AB
That
is,
that
should
not
have
to
even
happen
so
I'm
just
here
to
let
you
know
that
that
I'm,
you
know
the
adults
there's
adult
people
here
who
support
these
students,
and
these
are
our
future,
and
if
we
don't
support
them,
then
our
future
is
they're
going
to
have
to
keep
fighting
and
that's
just
not
right.
Thank
you.
AC
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Monty
Neill
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
scare
test,
the
National
Center
for
fair
and
open
testing.
I
live
in
Jamaica
Plain
I'm,
really
here
to
support
the
students.
I've
had
the
honor
and
the
privilege
of
working
with
them
on
many
of
them
for
a
number
of
years,
and
I
really
hope
you
have
heard
their
pain,
their
anger
and
their
hope
and
I
really
hope
you
listen
to
them,
because
what
they
are
saying
is
that
this
budget
needs
to
go
back
to
Mayor
Walsh
year
after
year.
AC
The
city
proposes
a
budget
that
inadequately
funds
the
school
in
real
dollar
terms.
Year
after
year,
they
get
a
cut
the
consequences
play
out
in
the
stories
that
you
have
heard
from
them.
It's
not
unique
to
Boston.
There
are.
There
are
processes
going
on
in
Boston
and
other
cities
that
amount
to
a
deliberate
death
spiral
for
schools,
cuts.
The
kids
don't
want
to
go.
There
lead
to
more
cuts
till
suddenly
you're
in
level.
AC
If
this
is
one
little
example,
you
hear
them:
nurses
cut
large
class
sizes,
the
counselors
that
they
don't
have
the
librarians.
They
don't
get
the
computers
that
they
don't
have
problems
even
with
basic
sanitation.
Sometimes
they
do
get
lots
of
brain-dead
standardized
tests
to
go
along
with
no
textbooks.
You
know
this
is
not
high
quality
schooling
and
unfortunately
got
a
mayor
who
says
he
is
the
education
mayor
and
lo
and
behold
he's
not
the
education
mayor.
AC
So
the
students
come
to
the
Boston
City
to
the
Boston
School
Committee,
along
with
parents,
I
heard
parents
from
the
McCormack
I
heard
teachers
from
schools,
I
heard
these
students
say
then
what
they're
saying
again
today
and
nothing
changed
last
year
as
they
reminded
you,
it
did
a
walkout.
Does
it
take
a
walk
out
to
get
even
minor
concessions
in
this
city?
It
seems
to
me
the
only
solution
is
as
Phoenix
and
the
students
we're
telling
you
is
to
build
a
grassroots
movement.
AC
This
is
a
movement
to
have
a
new
vision
for
our
schools,
because
our
schools
are
not
supporting
our
children
and
their
futures
and
the
communities
and
the
nation
that
we
need.
It
isn't
happening.
Only
your
grassroots
movement
I
hope
we
can
build
that
grassroots
movement
I
hope
that'll
make
you
listen
to
it,
because
if
you
don't
I
think
then
we'll
have
the
power
to
get
the
leadership
that
we
need,
because
we
don't
have
the
leadership
we
need
at
this
time.
Please
send
that
budget
back.
Thank
you.
A
G
Hello
again,
how
you
doing
seems,
like
you
heard
our
words
pleasantly
enough.
Well,
one
of
you
guys
left
because
sensitivity
I,
get
it
all
right
to
finish
off.
You
heard
almost
all
of
our
testimonies.
You
guys
heard
what
we
had
to
say.
You
listened
to
through
each
one
of
them.
You
heard
what
Natalie
Portillo
had
to
say
for
Christian
to
bone.
You
heard
what
Phoenix
said
for
herself.
You
heard
what
Ian
sorely
you
heard:
Michael
Jones,
you
heard
Chris
Garcia,
you
heard
now
well.
Finally,
our
hearing
kathleen
oliver
is
again.
G
What
I
finally
have
to
say
is
the
final
words
I
want
to
stick
with
you
guys.
Are
you
guys
sitting
in
our
broken
desk?
Are
you
the
ones
reading
textbooks
from
1999?
Are
you
the
ones
with
no
pencils
in
the
class?
Are
you
the
one
with
broken
ceiling
fixtures?
Are
you
the
one
with
the
teachers
who
are
leaving
the
classroom
because
they
can't
well
because
they're
going
to
get
fired
soon?
Are
you
the
one
with
with
watching
your
programs
go
away?
G
I
know
some
of
you
guys
have
children,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
guys
are
going
to
put
them
through
the
public
system,
because
you
know
what
you're
doing
to
it:
Oh
rhetorical
again
before
I
get
interrupted
nice
glasses
market.
By
the
way.
I
know
that
you
guys
sit
here
and
I
know
you're
trying
to
do
your
best
in
a
system
that
is
completely
fraud.
Tito
Jackson,
he's
listening
to
us
mark
kimono
in
Aneesa
is
Siva
George.
G
Sorry,
if
I
mispronounced
your
guys's
name
and
sorry,
you
don't
have
a
nametag
I,
don't
know
it
if
you
guys
come
to
Jung
meetings
and
listen
to
what
we
had
to
say
that
we
wouldn't
have
to
come
here
every
single
year.
This
is
one
of
my
first
years.
Come
to
these
budget
hearings
and
I
know.
It's
definitely
not
going
to
be
my
last.