Cheryl Buckman
@cherylbuckman1819.bsky.social
Former BPS activist, Poet, Mom, Taken by the greatest man on earth, Just living life one step at a time, with purpose and heart (Follow my blog- Thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com)
Proud milestone moment! I've been on this weight loss journey and have dropped a wapping 64lbs! 💪🙏🦾🏋♀️
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Proud milestone moment! I've been on this weight loss journey and have dropped a wapping 64lbs! 💪🙏🦾🏋♀️
Wondering if bps will change its tune?
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Wondering if bps will change its tune?
🏫💙 Let’s honor the legacy of the Dever School! Generations of students and families have been shaped by its community. Help us name a street sign to celebrate this incredible impact.
Sign & share the petition: www.change.org/honor-dever-...
#DeverSchoolDrive #CommunityLegacy #Boston
Sign & share the petition: www.change.org/honor-dever-...
#DeverSchoolDrive #CommunityLegacy #Boston
Sign the Petition
Name a Street "Dever School Drive" to Honor Decades of service
www.change.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🏫💙 Let’s honor the legacy of the Dever School! Generations of students and families have been shaped by its community. Help us name a street sign to celebrate this incredible impact.
Sign & share the petition: www.change.org/honor-dever-...
#DeverSchoolDrive #CommunityLegacy #Boston
Sign & share the petition: www.change.org/honor-dever-...
#DeverSchoolDrive #CommunityLegacy #Boston
It’s the final haunting! 👻 My ghoulishly handsome boyfriend TJ is in 9th place for #FaceOfHalloween 👀
Let’s summon some dark magic & vote him into 1st! 🧛♂️🎃
🕷️ Vote here ➡️ faceofhalloween.org/2025/thomas-...
#VoteForTJ #SpookySeason #HalloweenVibes
Let’s summon some dark magic & vote him into 1st! 🧛♂️🎃
🕷️ Vote here ➡️ faceofhalloween.org/2025/thomas-...
#VoteForTJ #SpookySeason #HalloweenVibes
It’s up to you to decide their fate... Help decide who will haunt the pages of Rue Morgue Magazine, claim $13,000, and meet horror legends Jamie Lee Curtis, Matthew Lillard, and Kane Hodder!
I Should Be The Face Of Halloween Because I Embody It’s Mystery, Darkness, And Allure. 🎃
faceofhalloween.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s the final haunting! 👻 My ghoulishly handsome boyfriend TJ is in 9th place for #FaceOfHalloween 👀
Let’s summon some dark magic & vote him into 1st! 🧛♂️🎃
🕷️ Vote here ➡️ faceofhalloween.org/2025/thomas-...
#VoteForTJ #SpookySeason #HalloweenVibes
Let’s summon some dark magic & vote him into 1st! 🧛♂️🎃
🕷️ Vote here ➡️ faceofhalloween.org/2025/thomas-...
#VoteForTJ #SpookySeason #HalloweenVibes
Don’t let Dever School be forgotten.
This school has shaped lives, built futures, and created community.
We’re asking for respect, recognition, and action.
✍️ Please sign and share: change.org/honor-dever-school
This school has shaped lives, built futures, and created community.
We’re asking for respect, recognition, and action.
✍️ Please sign and share: change.org/honor-dever-school
Sign the Petition
Name a Street "Dever School Drive" to Honor Decades of service
change.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Don’t let Dever School be forgotten.
This school has shaped lives, built futures, and created community.
We’re asking for respect, recognition, and action.
✍️ Please sign and share: change.org/honor-dever-school
This school has shaped lives, built futures, and created community.
We’re asking for respect, recognition, and action.
✍️ Please sign and share: change.org/honor-dever-school
I’m stepping back from frontline advocacy — but not from the fight. 💙
Read my full farewell, “We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell” — and the story of how we showed up when it mattered most:
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/we-a...
#DeverStrong #BPS #ParentVoice
Read my full farewell, “We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell” — and the story of how we showed up when it mattered most:
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/we-a...
#DeverStrong #BPS #ParentVoice
We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell
We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell As I look ahead to the 2025–2026 school year, I’m preparing to step back from the frontlines of edu...
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m stepping back from frontline advocacy — but not from the fight. 💙
Read my full farewell, “We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell” — and the story of how we showed up when it mattered most:
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/we-a...
#DeverStrong #BPS #ParentVoice
Read my full farewell, “We Are Dever Strong: A Parent’s Farewell” — and the story of how we showed up when it mattered most:
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/we-a...
#DeverStrong #BPS #ParentVoice
Dever Legacy: Part 1 of 7
A look at what Paul A. Dever Elementary meant to its community—and what’s at stake.
👉 thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/seri...
#DeverLegacy #EducationMatters #CommunityFirst
A look at what Paul A. Dever Elementary meant to its community—and what’s at stake.
👉 thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/seri...
#DeverLegacy #EducationMatters #CommunityFirst
Series One: Introduction to the Legacy
Series One: Introduction to the Legacy In just a few months, Paul A. Dever Elementary School will close its doors for the final time—mark...
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Dever Legacy: Part 1 of 7
A look at what Paul A. Dever Elementary meant to its community—and what’s at stake.
👉 thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/seri...
#DeverLegacy #EducationMatters #CommunityFirst
A look at what Paul A. Dever Elementary meant to its community—and what’s at stake.
👉 thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/09/seri...
#DeverLegacy #EducationMatters #CommunityFirst
My article in the dorchester reporter! What is next for the dever building? And how will bps proceed with closures? #bps #bostonschools
September 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My article in the dorchester reporter! What is next for the dever building? And how will bps proceed with closures? #bps #bostonschools
Reposted by Cheryl Buckman
Boston City Councillor John FitzGerald aired-out his frustration with the Wu administration today for what he says is a pattern of cancellations of City Council-ordered hearings on matters ranging from the Mass & Cass crisis to the city’s emergency services phone system.
dotnews.com/2025/fitzger...
dotnews.com/2025/fitzger...
August 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Boston City Councillor John FitzGerald aired-out his frustration with the Wu administration today for what he says is a pattern of cancellations of City Council-ordered hearings on matters ranging from the Mass & Cass crisis to the city’s emergency services phone system.
dotnews.com/2025/fitzger...
dotnews.com/2025/fitzger...
25 days until school starts. My last year as an advocate, my son’s first in middle school. A full-circle moment—grateful, hopeful, and holding on. 💙
Blog: thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/08/25-d...
#DeverStrong #CommunityMatters #EducationVoices
Blog: thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/08/25-d...
#DeverStrong #CommunityMatters #EducationVoices
25 Days to Go: Holding On, Letting Go, and Looking Forward
In just 25 days, my son—who isn’t so little anymore—will walk through the doors of his middle school for the very first time. And just like ...
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
25 days until school starts. My last year as an advocate, my son’s first in middle school. A full-circle moment—grateful, hopeful, and holding on. 💙
Blog: thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/08/25-d...
#DeverStrong #CommunityMatters #EducationVoices
Blog: thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/08/25-d...
#DeverStrong #CommunityMatters #EducationVoices
Dever School is closing, but its legacy can live on. ✊
Support the Dever Legacy Award—honoring resilience, equity & student leadership.
✍️ Sign here: www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #OneCommunityOneLegacy
Support the Dever Legacy Award—honoring resilience, equity & student leadership.
✍️ Sign here: www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #OneCommunityOneLegacy
August 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Dever School is closing, but its legacy can live on. ✊
Support the Dever Legacy Award—honoring resilience, equity & student leadership.
✍️ Sign here: www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #OneCommunityOneLegacy
Support the Dever Legacy Award—honoring resilience, equity & student leadership.
✍️ Sign here: www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #OneCommunityOneLegacy
📚 Dever Elementary’s closing in 2026, but its legacy of inclusion and resilience should live on.
We’re asking Boston Public Schools to create the Dever Legacy Award to honor that spirit.
✍️ Sign the petition:
🔗 www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #BPS
We’re asking Boston Public Schools to create the Dever Legacy Award to honor that spirit.
✍️ Sign the petition:
🔗 www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #BPS
Sign the Petition
One Community, One Legacy: Support the Dever Legacy Award
www.change.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
📚 Dever Elementary’s closing in 2026, but its legacy of inclusion and resilience should live on.
We’re asking Boston Public Schools to create the Dever Legacy Award to honor that spirit.
✍️ Sign the petition:
🔗 www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #BPS
We’re asking Boston Public Schools to create the Dever Legacy Award to honor that spirit.
✍️ Sign the petition:
🔗 www.change.org/create_dever...
#DeverLegacy #BPS
38 days ‘til the school year begins and Dever’s final year is almost here. I’m holding grief + pride as I help lead the very school that raised me. This isn’t just an ending. It’s a legacy in motion. Blog->
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/07/38-d...
#DeverStrong #EducationJustice #BPS
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/07/38-d...
#DeverStrong #EducationJustice #BPS
38 Days: A Bittersweet Countdown to Dever’s Final Year
In just 38 days, a new school year will begin. For many families, it’s a time filled with excitement, fresh supplies, and hope. For me, it...
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
38 days ‘til the school year begins and Dever’s final year is almost here. I’m holding grief + pride as I help lead the very school that raised me. This isn’t just an ending. It’s a legacy in motion. Blog->
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/07/38-d...
#DeverStrong #EducationJustice #BPS
thisbeautifulride1624.blogspot.com/2025/07/38-d...
#DeverStrong #EducationJustice #BPS
Wrote a follow-up op-ed on the Dever School for the Dorchester Reporter and Boston Herald.
The fight isn't over. Dever doesn’t need closure — it needs commitment.
📍Dorchester deserves better.
📖 Read: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#DeverSchool #Boston #EdEquity #Dorchester
The fight isn't over. Dever doesn’t need closure — it needs commitment.
📍Dorchester deserves better.
📖 Read: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#DeverSchool #Boston #EdEquity #Dorchester
docs.google.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wrote a follow-up op-ed on the Dever School for the Dorchester Reporter and Boston Herald.
The fight isn't over. Dever doesn’t need closure — it needs commitment.
📍Dorchester deserves better.
📖 Read: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#DeverSchool #Boston #EdEquity #Dorchester
The fight isn't over. Dever doesn’t need closure — it needs commitment.
📍Dorchester deserves better.
📖 Read: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#DeverSchool #Boston #EdEquity #Dorchester
This must be a wake-up call: Boston can’t keep closing schools in underserved neighborhoods without real engagement, transparency, and equity. These decisions don’t happen in a vacuum—they echo for generations. #BPS #EducationJustice
July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This must be a wake-up call: Boston can’t keep closing schools in underserved neighborhoods without real engagement, transparency, and equity. These decisions don’t happen in a vacuum—they echo for generations. #BPS #EducationJustice
Just published my op-ed in the Dorchester Reporter: “You may close the Dever’s building, but you cannot close its legacy.” ✊🏽📚 A call to honor our school, our community, and the fight for equity in Boston Public Schools. #SaveTheDever #BPS #Dorchester #EdEquity
www.dotnews.com/2025/reflect...
www.dotnews.com/2025/reflect...
Reflections on Dever School’s legacy as its closing looms | Dorchester Reporter
As the Paul A. Dever Elementary School enters its final year, the loss we feel is not just about a building. It’s about the erasure of a legacy — one built on decades of resilience, community, and lov...
www.dotnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just published my op-ed in the Dorchester Reporter: “You may close the Dever’s building, but you cannot close its legacy.” ✊🏽📚 A call to honor our school, our community, and the fight for equity in Boston Public Schools. #SaveTheDever #BPS #Dorchester #EdEquity
www.dotnews.com/2025/reflect...
www.dotnews.com/2025/reflect...
BPS should carry the spirit of Dever into every school. A culture rooted in love, inclusion, resilience, and community belongs district-wide. Dever was more than a school—it was a model. #SaveTheDever #BPS #EquityInEducation
June 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
BPS should carry the spirit of Dever into every school. A culture rooted in love, inclusion, resilience, and community belongs district-wide. Dever was more than a school—it was a model. #SaveTheDever #BPS #EquityInEducation
The "Save the Dever" movement just released a statement recognizing our school's deep legacy and the community's tireless efforts. We fought for the Dever's spirit of community and family and urge Boston leaders to honor that legacy in education.
#SaveTheDever #DeverElementary #BostonEducation
#SaveTheDever #DeverElementary #BostonEducation
Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Save the Dever" Movement Reflects on Profound Legacy as Boston's Dever School Closes As Dever Elementary School in Dorchester enters its final year, the "Save the Dever" movemen...
docs.google.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The "Save the Dever" movement just released a statement recognizing our school's deep legacy and the community's tireless efforts. We fought for the Dever's spirit of community and family and urge Boston leaders to honor that legacy in education.
#SaveTheDever #DeverElementary #BostonEducation
#SaveTheDever #DeverElementary #BostonEducation
So proud of the testimonal piece in this month's edition of the btu paper! acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So proud of the testimonal piece in this month's edition of the btu paper! acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
For our BPS students: It's time for real change! Prioritizing safety (healthier schools, secure transport) and quality education (stronger literacy, better programs) will give our kids the future they deserve. #BostonSchools #InvestInKids
May 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
For our BPS students: It's time for real change! Prioritizing safety (healthier schools, secure transport) and quality education (stronger literacy, better programs) will give our kids the future they deserve. #BostonSchools #InvestInKids
One more day and finally will have the pressure gone from my knee! I hope💪🫶
March 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
One more day and finally will have the pressure gone from my knee! I hope💪🫶
My statement on the heartbreaking closure of the dever and its sister schools
March 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My statement on the heartbreaking closure of the dever and its sister schools
Can you spare a moment to help a school community that is near and dear to my heart get the signatures it needs? BPS is closing schools like clockwork. And there is zero accountability! Keep Dever Together not split up no closure!
Urgent! Action Needed- Keep Dever Together
BPS and DESE plan to close the Dever Elementary, disrupting a thriving school community and eliminating vital programs, including its successful inclusion model. At a time of great uncertainty, this ...
actionnetwork.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Let's keep the numbers up. BPS needs to be shown why this school means so much to a community! Why is our school not good for us but good for the school next door? Sign the petition and share on all social media platforms
Sign the Petition
Closures hurt Students, Educators and Families
www.change.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Let's keep the numbers up. BPS needs to be shown why this school means so much to a community! Why is our school not good for us but good for the school next door? Sign the petition and share on all social media platforms