12/04/2025
The St. Anthony Village Education Association has an important message for our Somali families and communities: you belong here. Your children sit in our classrooms, your families walk our halls, and your voices enrich our schools every day. We stand united against the hateful rhetoric recently directed at Somali Minnesotans — rhetoric that threatens the safety, dignity, and belonging of so many in our school community.
Let us be clear: our schools are sanctuaries of learning, respect, and inclusion. No student or family should ever feel unwelcome because of their faith, heritage, or country of origin. We will not tolerate discrimination or intolerance under any guise. We reaffirm our commitment to protecting every student’s right to learn in a safe and welcoming environment — free from fear or prejudice.
We call on fellow educators, parents, and community leaders to join us in rejecting hate and building bridges instead of walls. To our Somali families: we see you, we value you, and we will defend your right to education, dignity, and belonging in every classroom.
Waxbarashada magaladaa St. Anthony wuxuu leeyahay fariin muhiim ah oo loogu talagalay qoysaskeena iyo bulshooyinkeena Soomaaliyeed: waxaad halkan ka tirsan tihiin. Carruurtiinu waxay ku fadhiyaan xanaanadeena, qoysaskiinu waxay ku socdaan hoolalkayaga, codadkiinnuna waxay kobciyaan dugsiyadeenna maalin kasta. Waxaan si mideysan uga soo horjeednaa hadallada nacaybka leh ee dhawaan loo jeediyay dadka Soomaaliyeed ee Minnesota - hadallada khatarta ku ah badbaadada, sharafta, iyo ka mid ahaanshaha dad badan oo ku jira bulshadeenna dugsi.
Aan caddayno: dugsiyadeennu waa meelo waxbarasho, ixtiraam, iyo ka mid noqosho ah. Arday ama qoys ma dareemi karaan wax aan la soo dhaweyn sababtoo ah diintooda, dhaxalkooda, ama waddankii ay ka yimaadeen. Uma dulqaadan doonno takoor ama dulqaad la'aan haba yaraatee. Waxaan dib u xaqiijinaynaa ballanqaadkeenna ah inaan ilaalinno xuquuqda arday kasta uu wax ku baran karo jawi ammaan ah oo soo dhaweyn leh - oo ka xor ah cabsi ama eex.
Waxaan ugu baaqaynaa macallimiinta kale, waalidiinta, iyo hoggaamiyeyaasha bulshada inay nagu soo biiraan diidmada nacaybka iyo dhisidda buundooyinka halkii ay ka dhisi lahaayeen derbiyo. Qoysaskeenna Soomaaliyeed: waan ku aragnaa, waan ku qiimeynnaa, waxaanan difaaci doonnaa xuquuqdaada waxbarasho, sharaf, iyo ka mid ahaansho fasal kasta.
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