California School Boards Association Blog
For some, equity can look like simply meeting students and families where they are. Sacramento COE Vice President Karina Talamantes said that being bilingual has helped her ease the fear and anxiety of vaccinations for the Latino community during a March 11 vaccine clinic. “My joke of the day was ‘es tu pasaporte para dar abrazos’ after they received their vaccination card,” she tweeted (‘es tu pasaporte para dar abrazos’ essentially translates to ‘it’s your passport to give hugs.’).
