WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Kentucky school district trains teachers on ‘white supremacy’ culture and drag queens
A Kentucky school district is training teachers to prioritize race and sexuality in the classroom, according to new documents.
Jefferson County Public Schools provides training to teachers that includes two “Wheel of Privilege” charts; teaches educators that traits such as “individualism” and “urgency” are part of “White Supremacy Culture”; promotes upcoming “drag queen story time”
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) regarding the district’s 2023 “Racial Equity Institute” conference for staff. In one document that PDE…
Essex High School requires race-based reading groups for faculty/staff; white teachers are assigned to read a specific book, non-white teachers are assigned to read a different book; all sessions are racially segregated
In emails obtained via a whistleblower and originally reported in the Vermont Daily Chronicle, Essex High School appears to have run a year-long course for faculty and staff…
Questions to Ask Your School about Grading for Equity
What is the school’s current grading policy? When did it last change? What prompted the change? Does it include any of the words “accuracy, motivation, and bias-resistance”? If so, describe what each…
EDUCATION WEEK: Appeals Court Blocks District Policy That Requires Students to ‘Respect’ Gender Identity
A federal appeals court on Friday blocked an Iowa school district’s policy that bars staff members or students from refusing to “respect” a student’s gender identity, such as by not…
Littleton Public Schools teacher provides students with survey asking for their “preferred name” and “preferred pronouns”; district promotes LGBTQ resources for students and teachers from The Trevor Project and GLSEN
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a high school teacher within Littleton Public Schools providing students with a survey that asked students their “preferred name”…
Foster-Glocester Regional School District denies public records request for lesson plans/assignments of seventh grade sexual education curriculum; claims no documents exist alerting parents of opt-out procedures
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Foster-Glocester Regional School District seeking the sexual education curriculum and related documents from the seventh grade health class at Ponaganset…
Simsbury Schools’ “Director of Equity and Access” includes race in signature line of email, along with pronouns
The Director of Equity and Access in the Simsbury Public Schools sent an email August 29th, 2023 with information about the Equity Council. It is unclear how this equity…
FOX NEWS: Moms skewer ‘Gender Queer’ author claiming book is not for children, say it’s ‘pornography for kids’
‘Perhaps young children shouldn’t have unfettered access to books with explicit adult content at all times?’ Nicole Neily from Parents Defending Education said…