California school district hit with civil rights complaint for segregated teacher program

Department of Education
California school district hit with civil rights complaint for segregated teacher program
Department of Education
California school district hit with civil rights complaint for segregated teacher program
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EXCLUSIVE — The
Santa Cruz
county office of education and Pajaro Valley Unified
School District
are facing a federal
civil rights
complaint for hosting a racially segregated teacher support program.

The complaint was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Education by the parent activist group Parents Defending Education and accuses the two entities of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when they began hosting an “Ethnic Studies Teacher of Color Circle” in September.


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“As the Department of Education is no doubt aware, segregation on the basis of race raises concerns that Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Pajaro Valley School District has received federal funds in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which declares that ‘no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,’” says the complaint, which was shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner.

The “Ethnic Studies Teacher of Color Circle” was first held in September in conjunction with
Community Responsive Education
, a curriculum development and education consultancy group that works with groups to “begin or sustain the journey of becoming community responsive.” The flyer for the event said that the goal of the circle was “to support the growth, retention, and leadership of teachers of color in the country.” Teachers were also informed that they would receive a stipend for attending.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Santa Cruz County Office of Education for comment.

Caroline Moore, the vice president of Parents Defending Education, told the Washington Examiner that the Santa Cruz county education office was penalizing teachers for having certain immutable characteristics.


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“Through its use of affinity groups, Santa Cruz is creating an environment in which educators are ostracized for not identifying as teachers of color — and are penalized for something they cannot change,” Moore said. “Teachers who do not identify as a different ethnicity are held back from opportunities that would give them face time with administrators —relationships which are critical to help educators obtain better jobs in the district.”

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