Council Member Ariola on resolution for 9/11 curriculum in schools
Joann Ariola advocates for teaching the facts of September 11 in schools, emphasizing that children deserve to know who attacked the country, what happened, and who was murdered, without rewriting or sanitizing history.
Councilmember Areola.
Thank you, Majority Leader.
Today we're taking an important step toward making sure future generations understand what happened on September 11, 2001.
But let me be clear, the facts of that day should never have needed a piece of legislation to force our schools to teach them.
19 terrorists from al-Qaeda hijacked.
They deliberately attacked our country, murdered nearly 3,000 innocent people, and forever changed New York City and America.
Our children deserve to know those facts.
They deserve to know about the victims, the firefighters, the police officers, EMS workers, passengers, civilians, and ordinary New Yorkers who showed extraordinary courage that day.
And they deserve to learn the history without rewriting it, sanitizing it, or allowing politics to overshadow the truth.
We should teach the facts of September 11th, who attacked us, what happened, and who was murdered.
Today's vote is about making sure that history is not forgotten because we fail to teach the truth.
We risk allowing the future generations and forget why we will say never forget.
And thank you, Speaker Menon, for co-prime sponsoring this resolution and bringing it to the floor.
Thank you.