Help Our Beloved Teacher
Ms. Bryant is my daughter's preschool teacher. She has never been anything but devoted, kind, and compassionate, and I have never seen her giving any less than her best. For somebody with so much going on behind the scenes, the fact that she always shows up 100% for our kids is a testament to how much she truly cares about them. I had no idea she had so much on her plate outside of the classroom, and seeing the story in the KC Star today, and knowing how much our teachers sacrifice and how little support they get in return, I really feel like helping her get back on solid ground is the least we can do.
From the article (http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article210495169.html)
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".... Bryant has 26 outstanding traffic tickets.
But she's not necessarily a bad or unsafe driver.
In 2017 alone, Bryant was stopped seven times and cited with 13 traffic tickets by the Kansas City Police Department — five tickets for no insurance, six tickets for driving on a suspended license and two tickets for expired tags."
"Her ordeal highlights the hardships faced by thousands of drivers in Kansas City — particularly poor African-Americans suffering from a deluge of problems caused by traffic tickets. The tickets pile up, burying already poor residents under a mass of fines and creating a financial pit few are able to pull themselves out of."
"Every time she gets behind the wheel, Bryant risks going to jail, getting a ticket for a ticket she already has and adding to her already mounting debt. "
As a member of our community, and a beloved caregiver to our children, lets do our best to show her that she matters, and that we will show up for her the way she does each day for our kids.
