SUMMIT DAILY: Summit School District responds to complaint filed with US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
The Summit School District said it stands by a volunteer-parent group it created for Spanish-speaking families after a civil rights complaint was filed alleging the district’s practices were discriminatory.
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DAILY CALLER: School Districts Slapped With Civil Rights Complaints Over Racially-Organized ‘Affinity Groups’
A parental rights organization filed civil-rights complaints against two school districts in Colorado on Friday, alleging they discriminated against parents by race.
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Transgender student creates hit list of families and staff at Watertown Public Schools; school district discusses creating LGBTQ affinity group as “empathy for the creator” of the list
A concerned community member informed Parents Defending Education that a transgender student in middle school within Watertown Public Schools created a hit list with the names of families and staff…
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New Trier High School District posts job advertisement for “Black and Brown Club Affinity Group Sponsor”; district offers other identity-based groups including a “White Anti-Racist” club
The New Trier High School District recently made a job posting to its LinkedIn account for a “Black and Brown Club Affinity Group Sponsor.” The…
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TOWNHALL: This Illinois School District Offers Identity-Based ‘Affinity Groups’ for Students
Late last year, Education Week reported that schools across the country were creating “affinity groups” for students and for staff. These organizations, the outlet claimed, are “meant to be safe…
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DAILY MAIL: Wisconsin school district is slammed for offering ‘WHITES ONLY’ racism class where attendees can ‘explore their privilege’ and now faces race discrimination complaint
A Wisconsin school district has been criticized for offering a whites only racism class that encourages participants to explore their ‘privilege, whiteness and racism.’…
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BNN: Wisconsin School District’s ‘Witnessing Whiteness’ Class Sparks Federal Complaint
Discover the heated debate sparked by Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District’s ‘Witnessing Whiteness’ class, as critics and proponents clash over its implications for racial education and equity programs.
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THE CENTER SQUARE: Complaint: Minnesota High School restricts student group entry by race
Parents Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Burnsville High School in Minnesota based on race and national origin in programs that…
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THE DAILY WIRE: Minnesota High School Has Separate ‘Student Council’ For ‘Indigenous’ Students
A parental rights organization has filed a civil rights complaint against a Minnesota high school because the school has a student council exclusively for “Indigenous” students.
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