The realization that the very system that was supposed to support and empower my son was actively working against him—despite my relentless advocacy.

As a mother and a former student of Worcester Public Schools, I’ve lived through the consequences of school policies failing the very people they should have been protecting.

I’ve spent the past three years in legal proceedings fighting for my son’s rights, and in that process, I’ve come to understand something critical:

Policies are the foundation of any school system. This system isn’t broken by accident—it’s operating exactly as it has been allowed to.

And when policy becomes a tool to preserve power instead of promote justice, the entire structure flips.

What was meant to be the foundation becomes the cement blocking progress—and the weight of that blocks the very people it was originally designed to uplift: students, families, and even educators.

That’s why I’m here.

Because when policy aligns with truth, justice isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable.

Change doesn’t happen just by asking those who are sitting down at the table. It happens when we take action—and sit down at that table ourselves.