Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced plans to make Sept. 11 education mandatory in Massachusetts schools. Healey’s announcement came on Thursday, Sept. 11, during the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America.
Healey said she has directed education officials to fully incorporate Sept. 11 into school curriculum plans. Only 14 states currently require Sept. 11 to be taught in schools. Massachusetts does not.
“Every student in Massachusetts needs to be taught in school about 9/11,” Healey told CBS News Boston WBZ-TV. “It’s an incredibly important part of our American history. It’s also a really important part of Massachusetts history because, sadly, so much of 9/11 happened from and involved so many Massachusetts families.”…