Alameda Community Learning Center hosted “Community Affinity Night” for segregated groups of parents
The Alameda Community Learning Center is a public charter school located in California. A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with emails that the school sent out regarding a…
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Essex Westford School District’s equity policy attributes the evolution and economic infrastructure of the United States to genocide and slavery; ‘operates from a decolonized perspective.’
Essex Westford School District’s equity policy attributes the evolution and economic infrastructure of the United States to genocide and slavery. The document states that “this nation would not…
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Rocky Hill Country Day School offers affinity groups for students; asks students for their pronouns, race, and sexuality before joining affinity groups
The Rocky Hill Country Day School is a private school located in Rhode Island. The school’s website has a page promoting an “Office of Equity +…
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The UCAP School is hosting an “antiracist white affinity space for teachers and school leaders”
The UCAP School (Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program) is a public middle school located in Providence, Rhode Island. Parental advocate Nicole Solas shared a flyer on…
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EDSOURCE: LAUSD considers adjusting its Black Student Achievement Plan amid complaint
The Los Angeles Unified School District is considering broadening the language associated with the Black Student Achievement Plan in an attempt to avoid investigation by the U.S. Department of Education,…
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Essex High School requires race-based reading groups for faculty/staff; white teachers are assigned to read a specific book, non-white teachers are assigned to read a different book; all sessions are racially segregated
In emails obtained via a whistleblower and originally reported in the Vermont Daily Chronicle, Essex High School appears to have run a year-long course for faculty and staff…
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Rock Creek Elementary School has affinity groups for “BIPOC” students and for “white-identifying” students
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding Rock Creek Elementary School in Oregon sending parents a letter promoting affinity groups. Affinity groups are groups of people…
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Simsbury Schools’ “Director of Equity and Access” includes race in signature line of email, along with pronouns
The Director of Equity and Access in the Simsbury Public Schools sent an email August 29th, 2023 with information about the Equity Council. It is unclear how this equity…
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Shawnee Mission School District promotes affinity groups for staff and students
The Shawnee Mission School District promotes affinity groups for students and staff online. The district’s website has a document online titled “SMSD Affinity Groups.” The document…
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