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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Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District plan to “dismantle instructional practices that support a gatekeeping philosophy”
On July 1, 2022, Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District published a document detailing the “Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Anti-Racism” for 2022-2027. This…
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WLOS/ABC 13 NEWS: US Department of Education investigates civil rights complaint against Pickens Co. Schools
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a civil rights complaint against a South Carolina school system. The complaint against Pickens County Schools was filed by Parents Defending Education.
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