Philadelphia City Council 2019 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 19 Sep 2019

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From YouTube: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez on Climate Action 9-19-2019

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held September, 19, 2019:

Councilmember Maria D. Quiñones Sánchez (7th District) speaks on the School district's decision to mark students absent if they participate in a march on September 20, 2019 to press action on climate change.

Read more: https://whyy.org/articles/philly-students-will-be-marked-absent-if-they-join-climate-strike/?fbclid=IwAR0s0dOtUYftJFsfTB1GdOUzGOwA0QE7zIYVDM2Ug_b99ukY66qjgCDTi5o

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Council president I just want to recognize the thousands of young people that tomorrow, September 20th will be participating in over 150 countries around the world in the United States San, Francisco, Miami, New, York and others, and here in Philadelphia, around climate change, while I understand the School District of Philadelphia does not want to join New, York and other places in providing and forgiveness for the schools for the students not attending I am going to encourage the School District of Philadelphia for purposes of the children for the young people's records that, if they're going to be marked apps and they be marked excused.

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Let us not forget that these juniors and seniors who are engaged should not be penalized as they apply to college for their attendance. So I am proud of the young people who will be standing up and I encourage the school district to make sure that their record is not penalized for their activity. They're fighting for their planet as a mother of a generation see member their resistance is, was going to lead to transformative change in this world.

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As we look at category 5 hurricanes as the new normal and the devastation, not only in the Bahamas but all over the Caribbean, thank you.