Do Norrell Elementary preschoolers need gas masks more than backpacks?

Norrell Elementary, the school where my four-year-old nephew (in the photo above) would have been assigned to start preschool on Monday, was built on a landfill as a separate school for black children and has been shut down twice for being unsafe. Yet, without any opportunity for public input, the Richmond School Board is continuing a long legacy of racism and environmental pollution associated with Norrell by re-opening the school. Read more sign their petition.