SRL Academy 2021 | PBS’s Kids: Health care workers, trans rights, Texas abortion law, gun violence
When schools used students’ birth names versus preferred names during the COVID-19 pandemic, a transgender student becomes an advocate for himself and other transgender students.
This piece was produced by Cheyanne Jauregui from Don Antonio Lugo High School in Pomona, California, with support from Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske.
Gun violence has surged in recent years and is taking a toll on Philadelphia’s youth. City Council member Jamie Gauthier has witnessed the effects of gun violence in her district.
This piece was produced by Damein Williams from Franklin Learning Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with support from Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske.
Texas’s newest abortion law will ban abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy. Advocacy groups like Lilith Fund are fighting to allow women in the state to make their own reproductive choices.
This piece was produced by Kylie Flores from Jersey Village High School in Houston, Texas, with support from Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske.
While the pandemic seems to be winding down, for healthcare workers there is no end in sight.
This piece was produced by Vivien Williams from Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, Virginia, with support from Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske.