Farragut Middle School Hosts Race-Based Affinity Groups for Students
Farragut Middle School in the Westchester School District sent a letter home to families about its plans to again host race-based affinity groups. The group is for students who…
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New Jersey Education Association hosts Nikole Hannah-Jones, David Hogg and Levar Burton as keynote speakers at convention; hosts “Drag Queen Story Hour” for children in attendance
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is an organization that is “open to any individual who is employed in a public school or college” and…
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High school Leadership Academy for Social Justice teaches students to view systems of oppression through ‘social justice movement lens’
The Leadership Academy for Social Justice, a special program of Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, includes in its mission statement: “Students will interrogate and…
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Angier Elementary School introduces new segregated affinity group for “Asian fourth and fifth graders”
A concerned community member provided Parents Defending Education with a message dated October 2022 that an intern at Angrier Elementary School in Newton Public Schools…
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School district offers course teaching students to run affinity groups in order to counter a ‘system that is built around whiteness.’
The Piedmont Unified School District offers a high school course titled “Affinity Mentorship.” The goal of the course seeks to “honor and celebrate the diversity of our student…
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St. Mary’s Episcopal School promotes affinity groups for students on website
St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis promotes “affinity groups” for students on its website. Affinity groups are groups that segregate people based on their personal…
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School play at Newton North High School restricted to only students who identify as “people of color”
Newton North High School has a theater called “Theatre Ink” to give students opportunities to audition and participate in plays. The school’s theater has a standalone…
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The Advent School promotes affinity groups that segregate faculty and students by race; 2nd graders taught about picking their pronouns
The Advent School in Boston has a page online titled “Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging.” The school states on the page: “We define Social Justice as the…
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Oakland Unified School District contracts with consultant to develop ‘affinity spaces’ for BIPOC students and faculty
Oakland Unified School District, CA, contracts with Fuller Freedom Consulting, a consulting firm that provides training for faculty and administration related to restorative practice that includes “affinity space…
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