White Bear Lake Area superintendent apologizes for using the word ‘hoax’ to describe an actual hoax; 6th graders required to label their various identities during lesson on privilege and oppression (during choir class!)
White Bear Lake Area School District in Minnesota can’t seem to get out of its own way with its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. During a recent chorus class,…
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Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory Taught at America’s No. 1 High School
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – On Friday, March 19, 2021, parents at America’s No. 1 high school had no idea what their children were about to watch one Friday afternoon as…
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Woodridge Elementary Principal misrepresents Atlanta shooting in letter home to parents; commits to antiracism; expresses guilt over being a white female
The principal at Woodridge Elementary School sent a letter home to all parents in the wake of the shooting in Atlanta that killed 8 women. Not only does the letter…
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2nd Graders required to have “explicit conversations about race,” will learn to identify “white culture”
According to the 2020-2021 school improvement plan, all students at Cherry Crest Elementary School in the Bellevue School District will “have explicit conversations about race, equity, and access.” They will…
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South Kingstown Schools go all in on ‘antiracism’
Parents Defending Education has received incident reports and emails from several whistleblowers in the South Kingstown school district in Rhode Island, including parents and staff raising concern with the way…
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Affinity Groups, Equity Ambassadors, Gender Identity and #BLM in Henrico County Public Schools
Henrico County Public Schools prioritizes Diversity, Equity and Opportunity. Racial affinity groups of staff met three times over the summer — the groups included one for Black staff, one…
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‘Evolve or dissolve’ — Beaverton, Ore., teachers told to accept ‘anti-racism’ teachings or get fired
Here is a video of the closing session. The comments about firing teachers who do not subscribe to this ideology comes at 23:15. Update: 2021 Social Science Standards Integrated…
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Mother and son file lawsuit against Democracy Prep in Las Vegas
Gabrielle Clark and her son, William Clark (a senior at Democracy Prep-Agassi campus) allege in their federal lawsuit that that the school violated William’s first amendment rights they “repeatedly compelling…
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NYC school principal asks parents to “reflect on their whiteness”
East Side Community High School Principal Mark Federman sent families documents that encouraged them to “reflect” on their “whiteness.”…
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