The Players Coalition sent a letter Friday to leaders of the United States Senate seeking "crucial education provisions" to ensure systemic racism doesn't affect school-age children amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Nick Shook of NFL.com provided details of the letter, which was signed by 196 former and current professional athletes.
"We, the undersigned members of the Players Coalition, recognize the systemic racism and injustice evident in PreK-to-12 education inequities—by income, race, and their intersection—present before the COVID crisis and exacerbated and ever more apparent as this crisis has unfolded," the letter stated.
Amid a nationwide debate about whether schools should reopen for the 2020-21 school year amid the pandemic, the Players Coalition is focused on eliminating funding inadequacy and the digital divide.