Quote of the Day | July 5, 2019

“We know what this does to the children who are put in these situations, and we knew if we just stood by we wouldn’t be doing what we are supposed to do as teachers, and that is to help the children.”

-Hannah Fernandez, one of the Tulsa teachers who gathered supplies for the migrant children who will be detained at Fort Sill [Tulsa Voice]

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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