*Trans*cript >SCHOOL WEEK OF ACTION IS ALL ABOUT. MARCUS: THIS YEAR BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACROSS THE AMES SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO START OFF WITH A BANG. >> YES ABSOLUTELY. , AS IT SHOULD. MARCUS: DR. ANTHONY JONES IS THE DIRECTOR OF EQUITY FOR AMES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. FEBRUARY FIRST THROUGH THE 5TH BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE DISTRICT KICKS OFF WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL WEEK OF ACTION. >> BASICALLY ITS TO PROMOTE FOCUSING ON OUR BLACK STUDENTS AND WE RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BLACK STUDENTS ARE NOT A SINGLE PEOPLE. NEITHER ARE THEY A SINGLE ISSUE. MARCUS IN FACT THERE ARE 13 : PRINCIPALS OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL MOVEMENT THAT WILL BE TAUGHT NEXT WEEK RANGING FROM RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO BLACK WOMEN, BUT IT IS PRINCIPLE SIX AND QUEER SEVEN, AFFIRMING AND TRANS AFFIRMING, THAT HAVE SOME ASKING QUESTIONS. >> WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED AS A CURRICULM GOES FAR BEYOND A DISCUSSION ABOUT BLACK HISTORY. MARCUS: MARK VANCE IS THE LEAD PASTOR AT CORNER STONE CHURCH OF AMES HE HAS CHILDREN IN THE AMES SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS SUPPORTIVE OF MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS WHEN IT COMES TO RACE AND JUSTICE AND SUPPORTS THE DISTRICT AND DR. JONES, THOUGH HE FEELS QUEER AFFIRMING AND TRANS AFFIRMING ARE TOPICS FOR ANOTHER TIME. >> MATTERS AS COMPLICATED AS HUMAN SEXUALITY, MORALITY, THE NATURE OF THE FAMILY, I THINK THATS SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE ROBUST DIALOG SO WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. MARCUS VANCE IS CONCERNED THOSE : ISSUES COULD POSSIBLY DIMINISH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. DR. JONES SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND DIFFERENT FAMILIES...