. >> reporter: last summer, following the death of george floyd mcalea and members of the african-americand the social justice committee. >> i felt isolated and those feelings turned into action. >> : the students focused on education. >> what lead you to take this kind of actist approach pid by the rising action across the nation, we just needed to push for what we wanted. >> i'm honored to stand with our students this afternoon. >> it was incredible what they were able to put together. they put this march together to stop the ignorance. >> reporter: the doctor who is a cherry hill native has been superintendent for six years. >> we have to be physically there for them and sometimes just standing alongside to make sure they have the opportunity to speak. i can lend my voice, figure and presence to that than it's certainly my responsible to do that. >> black lives matter! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: for now, both high schools in cherry hill offer a african-american studies course as an elective, but the predominantly white school district may soon be the first in new jersey to mak