BOSTON (SHNS) – Nearly a quarter-century after a day that many will never forget, the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund added a new program to its annual State House remembrance this week for high school students — and even some teachers — who were not alive when the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, took place.
The theme of this year’s events is “Living Legacies: The Education of 9/11,” the 9/11 Fund said as it pointed out that, regardless of when they were born, many students and some teachers are not aware that more than 200 people with ties to Massachusetts died in the attacks, or that two of the planes originated out of Boston’s Logan Airport. Fourteen states require schools to teach the subject of 9/11, but Massachusetts is not one of them, the group said.
“Without a formal education plan for 9/11 included as part of the required school curriculum across the Commonwealth, the Mass 9/11 Fund focuses on providing critical education resources to teachers as well as experiences like the roundtable discussion and in-school presentations by family members,” the organization said. “The Mass 9/11 Fund’s goal is to ensure today’s students, as well as future generations, continue to learn about the impact of one of the most transformative days in our nation’s history and its links to Massachusetts.”…