Francis W. Parker School promotes ‘Students of Color Affinity Groups’ for kindergarteners
Francis W. Parker School, a private school in Chicago, promotes “Students of Color Affinity Groups (SOCA)” to students as young as kindergarten. According to the school’s website, SOCA…
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: New Jersey Quaker school implemented racially segregated affinity groups
High school students at Moorestown Friends School, a private Quaker school in Moorestown, New Jersey , can take part in racially segregated affinity groups, according to the school’s website.
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Moorestown Friends School goes all in on affinity groups, social justice clubs, and integrating DEI into the curriculum
Moorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school serving all grades in Moorestown, New Jersey that has pledged its commitment to DEI initiatives. For High School students, the school promotes…
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Public Schools of Brookline celebrate the “excellence” of Heath Middle School’s affinity groups; host keynote speaker, author of ‘Waking Up White’
On the agenda of the November 10th, 2022 school committee meeting for the Public Schools of Brookline was a celebration of student affinity groups at Heath Middle School.
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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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