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NYC middle school teacher posts on social media about having ‘social justice class call congress’ in opposition to a TikTok ban.
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A New York City middle school teacher posted on Twitter on February 28, 2023, that they had their “social justice class call congress” in opposition to a TikTok ban. In a Twitter post, the teacher at Central Park East II responded to an ACLU post claiming that a “ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans who use the app to express themselves daily.”
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The teacher responsible for the post has also posted on campus quotes for elementary and middle school students such as “Caring 4 myself isn’t selfish, it’s self preservation [sic] that is an act of political warfare.” According to the school website, the teacher has also used quotes from “Angela Davis, Toni Morrison, and Bell Hooks [sic].”
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Central Park East II states that it is “one of only a few public schools committed to providing a progressive education to its students.” The school’s student achievement scores are at 43% proficient in English and 27% proficient in Math.
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