DC School Declares Trayvon Martin Day!

We may never know exactly how or why young Trayvon
Martin was killed that dark February night in
Sanford, Fla., but the slaying which has provoked
nationwide protests has now prompted something
even more unique nearly 900 miles away. In an
effort to better educate students and their
parents about race relations and social injustice,
a D.C. elementary school has declared Friday
"Trayvon Martin Day." Teachers at Malcolm X
Elementary in Southeast are using the unfolding
case and the story surrounding Martin as part of
their "Let's Keep Our Children Safe" seminar.
Malcolm X Elementary Principal J. Harrison Coleman
says that she hopes the lesson will help reduce
the needless violence and bullying in the
community.