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On the recordJuly 10, 2019
What we want to see in our school communities is a paradigm shift in culture where people will ask, what happened to you, instead of, what is wrong with you.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley advocates for a cultural shift in understanding children's issues.

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