5th grade teacher at Westridge Elementary School distributes handout with excerpts written by BLM Co-Founder; principal says it is not an approved resource
Some fifth grade parents at Westridge Elementary School in the Rockwood School District were concerned when they saw a paper come home from school with writings by Alicia Garza, co-founder…
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Ethnic Studies standards require kindergartners to develop an understanding of their racial, gender and religious identity.
The Oregon state standards in Ethnic Studies will be available for teachers to use in the classroom in September 2021 and will become a mandatory part of the curriculum in…
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Shaker Heights High School, Ohio distributes “The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools” material from the Southern Poverty Law Center and urges activism from teachers.
The Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Shaker Heights Schools distributed a “resource collection” to all Shaker Schools households with learning resources organized by grade. This collection includes…
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The Gathering Place Charter School leaders say in letter to parents “we do not believe it is ever too early to talk to children about race or identity;” drafts different messages to parents and staff based on their race.
The cofounders and co-leaders of The Gathering Place, a free public elementary school in San Antonio, drafted different messages to their black families/staff, white families/staff and mixed race families/staff.
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Bellevue High School offers to pay to send staffers “identifying as white” to antiracist leadership development course
A whistleblower shared an email sent to Bellevue High School staff, announcing that school leadership has agreed to spend “building PD funds” to send staff to this workshop. (“PD” stands…
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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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