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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Evanston Schools’ Concept of Equity and “White Supremacy” Raises Questions, Draws Backlash
The superintendent of the Evanston, Illinois schools, laid out a plan for school reopening in the wake of COVID-19 that garnered national attention. The gist was that students from historically…
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Montgomery County Public Schools launches “Anti-Racist System Audit”
Beginning in December 2020, MCPS began a six-month process to "understand all the ways institutional racism is built into every part of [its] educational system."…
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