Now

Our team regularly sets aside time to think about who we are, our purpose as educators and members of our community, and how we present both behind closed doors and in the car and classroom.

The face we show to the public is always intentional.

We think about who our students are and why they choose to come to us.
We think about those students and families who choose not to come to us.
We think about the time in which we find ourselves.
We think about what we would have done during the most tumultuous happenings in history.
We think about what our future selves will wish we had said and done now.

As part of our regular instructional routes, our students and Instructors have been driving past the over 100 protestors at the local Tesla dealership this afternoon. This is simply the irl manifestation of what our students are seeing on TikTok and Instagram. These people and their grievances are so much more than pixels on a screen. And they’re demanding to be seen and heard by people making decisions for and about their lives.

While we do not engage in explicitly political conversation with our students, we do recognize that for many of our students, their mere existence is political. It shouldn’t be, especially in 2025, but here we are nonetheless.

And it’s for that very reason that the spirit of words and ideas like Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will continue to guide us as the Safe Pass community grows, fostering our mission of safety, authenticity, and inclusion wherever we find ourselves.

Some other words and ideas that we’ll continue to espouse…
Pride
Love
Kindness
Creativity
Vaccinations
Mental Health
Black Lives Matter

We can’t be everything to everyone, and we’ll never try to be. For the folx who trust us as they take the most important journeys of their lives, we’ll be all we can.

To our queer students, our trans (both nonbinary and binary) students, our Black students and our students of Color, our students who have recently arrived in the United States, those for whom English is a second language, our Ukrainian and Palestinian students, our Mexican and Canadian students, our students who are members of faith communities and those who are not, those with wonderfully neurodivergent brains, and to any who see the safety that comes with being wrapped in a rainbow…we’re here for you.

And we’ll be here as long as we can be.

To those who would support seeing any human as less than or other…please move along.

Stay as safe as you can, friends. All our love 💚

🌺 Max