THE DAILY CALLER: Education Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Pennsylvania School District For Alleged Racial Segregation
Parents Defending Education, a parental rights group, filed a complaint Tuesday to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against a Pennsylvania school district that allegedly engaged in…
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Ashland School District promotes race-based affinity groups for K-12 students and staff
Families in the Ashland School District in Oregon recently received an email announcing the restart of affinity groups throughout the district’s elementary schools. Elementary students in Ashland schools could…
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Folsom Cordova Unified School District hosts racial affinity groups for parents
The Folsom Cordova Unified School District has a document online titled “Transformative Social Emotional Learning and Equity Action Plan” that was created for the 2021-2022 school year. The document…
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School System in Portland, ME, Facing Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
“As the Department of Education is no doubt aware, segregation on the basis of race raises concerns that Portland Public Schools has received federal funds in violation of Title VI…
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Pennsylvania school district offers race-based affinity groups for fourth graders
Students as young as fourth grade are participating in race-based affinity programs in the Pennsylvania school district of Lower Merion as part of the district’s equity initiatives.
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Affinity Groups
What is an affinity group? Affinity groups are school-sponsored groups that deliberately separate and divide students and staff into groups based on their skin color, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Affinity…
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Lower Merion School District uses race-based affinity groups for students as young as fourth grade, claims 7 month olds can ‘discern race and show preferences.’
The Lower Merion School District, as part of its “Equity Efforts,” offers students of color as young as grade 4 and 5 the opportunity to participate in racial…
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Naperville Community Unit School District 203 promotes group just for girls “who identify as Black / African American”
The Naperville Community Unit School District 203 openly supports segregated events for students. The district has on multiple occasions promoted a group called the “SUCCESS Young Women’s Peer Group.”…
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The Episcopal School of Dallas promotes race-based affinity groups for students
The Episcopal School of Dallas has a page online promoting “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” The page states that “the Board, in partnership with the school’s…
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