A Pennsylvania middle school reportedly tries to conceal student's gender preferences from their parents
A middle school in Pennsylvania reportedly has been encouraging teachers to conceal a student’s preferred pronouns and gender preference from the student's parents.
The New York Post reported that an email conversation between teachers and a school counselor at the Charles F. Patton Middle School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, revealed that the student “prefers the pronouns they/them.”
“She is fine too, but [the student] likes ‘they/them’ the best,” the school counselor said via email.
The educator also suggested that “if you are emailing home, it may be best to use she/her when referring to [the student].”
The teacher’s email reportedly contained “A Guide to Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse Students,” authored by the American Psychological Association.
Reportedly an email exchange also occurred between a school counselor and two teachers about a club at the Unionville High School called the “Gender Sexuality Alliance.”
The school website described the student organization as “a student-run club which provides a safe place for students to meet, support each other, talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, and work to end homophobia and transphobia.”
A counselor and teacher from the Charles F. Patton Middle School discussed how to start a similar club at their school or how they might be able to give their students the opportunity to attend Gender Sexuality Alliance meetings at Unionville High.
Emails also revealed that when an online assignment prompted a student to describe themselves as being "pansexual," the school counselor encouraged the student’s teacher to “ask [the student] if they would be interested in starting some type of club or group to focus on LGBTQ+ topics/issues.”
Another teacher reportedly wrote, “Middle schoolers are NOT too young to know their sexual orientations and gender identities. LGBTQ-related content is age appropriate for them.”
Fox News reported that No Left Turn in Education, a group saying they “believe that K-12 education should be free from indoctrination and politicization,” heavily criticized the school’s actions.
The organization’s president, Dr. Elana Fishbein, said, “It is unconscionable for any teacher to go behind a parent's back to meddle in a child's mental, physical and emotional health. While us concerned parents get called domestic terrorists, it's the radical ideologues who actually threaten, harass, and intimidate parents who object to their woke agenda. No Left Turn in Education is standing up for these families and is holding officials accountable for enforcing the laws that are supposed to protect our kids.”
A book included in NYC schools blames racism on white people
A new book being distributed throughout New York City schools teaches children as young as 2-years-old blames racism and the concept of race on white people.
The New York Post reported that the book “Our Skin,” which was written by Harlem activist Megan Madison and Brooklynite library worker Jessica Ralli, teaches children that the concept of race was created by white people who claimed they were “better, smarter, prettier, and that they deserve more than everybody else.”
The book begins with a discussion of skin tones and then shows an illustration of human skulls encased in glass, sitting on shelves along with an elaborate theory that blames white people for creating the concept of race.
The book states, “A long time ago, way before you were born, a group of white people made up an idea called race. They sorted people by skin color and said that white people were better, smarter, prettier, and that they deserve more than everybody else.”
The book goes on to say “That isn’t true or fair at all” while showing an illustration of a “Caucasian” man holding up the “most beautiful skull.”
The book is written for children ages 2 to 5. It has been distributed to at least one kindergarten on Staten Island, a primary school in Brooklyn, and it appears to be included in New York City’s Department of Education’s new “Universal Mosaic Curriculum.”
The “Universal Mosaic Curriculum” was announced under former Mayor Bill de Blasio as a way to standardize instructional materials and “better reflect” the school system’s demographics. The curriculum is expected to begin in 2023.
The book is reportedly on a list of suggested reading that parents can access online and is part of the “Universal Mosaic Independent Reading Collections” for kindergartners created by the DOE’s Library Services.
Vito LaBella, a parent leader in Brooklyn, called the book “inflammatory.”
Referring to a page in the book that showed people being sorted by their skin tone, he said, “That page alone in my mind is just preaching hate.”
LaBella said that at least one school in southwest Brooklyn’s District 20, where he serves on the Community Education Council, received copies of “Our Skin.” Reportedly, the principal had been informed by another school administrator that the books would be coming and that they should be delivered to kindergarten classrooms.
LaBella said, “There were no instructions or curriculum guide with [the books].”
New Jersey public schools may soon be encouraging puberty blockers and masturbation for children as young as 10
Public school students in New Jersey, as young as 10 years old, could soon be taught about puberty blockers and masturbation in sex ed.
According to sample lesson plans currently being reviewed by state school districts, these young students could be told by educators that puberty blockers are an acceptable way to “manage” puberty and that masturbating “a few times a day” is a healthy way to relieve stress, Fox News reported.
Pending the outcome of the curriculum's review, New Jersey’s public school students could soon receive lessons related to gender identity and sexual activity as part of the state’s broader emphasis on sex education curriculum.
In June 2020, New Jersey’s Board of Education approved student learning standards concerning “Comprehensive Health and Physical Education” with an 8-4 vote. The curriculum is currently under review and is scheduled to go into effect by September of 2022.
Multiple lesson plans were sent to parents, who then shared them with elected members of the New Jersey legislature.
Republican state Sen. Holly Schepisi was one such member. She subsequently shared the documents with a larger audience via Dropbox and said they are “completely overboard with cringy detail for young kids.”
One of the proposed lesson plans for fifth graders, titled “It’s All about the Hormones,” requires students to watch an animated short by the organization AMAZE called “Puberty and Transgender Youth.”
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The video says, “Whether you identify as male, female, gender queer or something else, you’re perfectly normal, and there are lots of ways to manage puberty so that it can be a fun, exciting time rather than a scary or stressful one.”
Another video in the sample lesson plan for fifth graders features an AMAZE video titled “Masturbation: Totally Normal.” The video tells children that masturbating up to “a few times a day” is a “physically safe way to express sexual feelings.”
The animated video shows a male child pleasuring himself under a blanket.
AMAZE’s website says the organization “envisions a world that recognizes child and adolescent sexual development as natural and healthy, a world I which young people everywhere are supported and affirmed and the adults in their lives communicate openly and honestly with them about puberty, reproduction, relationships, sex, and sexuality.”
It continues, “In such a world, young people across the globe would have access to the information and support they need to develop into sexually healthy adults.”
The website also features links to articles titled “The Case for Starting Sex Education in Kindergarten” and “When Did Porn Become Sex Ed?” in its FAQ section.
The new education standards approved by the state’s board of education also require children to learn about abortion.
According to these standards, by eighth grade, children should learn about “pregnancy testing, the signs of pregnancy, and pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption.”
An Illinois school district promoted radical social justice curriculum in special-needs classrooms, instructed students to not to say 'All Lives Matter'
The District 65 school district in Evanston, Illinois — a suburb just outside Chicago — urged special-needs students not to use the phrase "All Lives Matter" prior to hosting a week of events dedicated to indoctrinating students with woke talking points from the Black Lives Matter agenda.
The Daily Wire reported that the school district hosted a "BLM Week of Action" this past February. The program was reportedly sponsored by a national organization called "BLM at School," which demands the inclusion of "black history and ethnic studies" in K-12 curriculum, restorative justice discipline, the funding of a "counselors not cops" program, and the hiring of more black educators.
To explain to its learning-disabled students why they could not say "All Lives Matter," District 65 schools presented them with a slide show that emphasized concepts found in critical race theory.
The slide titled "Why don't we say 'All Lives Matter'" showed students a comic strip where a smug-looking man uses a garden hose to pour water on a perfectly fine house while the one adjacent to it is on fire. The cartoon man smugly proclaims, "All houses matter."
This slide had a speaker's note attached to it that read: "This is important! Even if it remains here for the adults! This is a tricky concept but should be talked about even if it's just for the adults in the room."
The slide show also compelled instructors to have special-needs students "stand in a circle" facing one another and put their hands in the circle made up of their peers. Students were instructed to "notice how everyone has different color skin."
Teachers were instructed to ask their students, "Who in this circle has brown skin?"
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a parent of a third-grade student in the district said that he was "disturbed" by the instructional materials.
"I think they're trying to undermine arguments that kids might hear outside the school," the parent continued. "I believe they're trying to put a division between children and parents. It's so shocking. You hear about this stuff, but then to see it right in front of you."
A slide near the end of the presentation directed teachers to "read aloud" from a book called "Giant Steps to Change the World" authored by filmmakers Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee.
A note in the speakers' section for this part of the presentation said, "White people need to be taking giant steps."
Why Bill O’Reilly is ‘GLAD’ the FBI is targeting parents
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently ordered the FBI to help handle the alleged mass of threats facing school board members from anti-CRT parents. While his move represents the Biden administration's continuous weaponization of federal agencies, Bill O'Reilly told Glenn Beck on the radio program that he's "glad" it's happening. Why?
Watch the video clip below to hear O'Reilly explain how this could be a critical tipping point for more Americans to wake up:
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Joy Reid rips opponent of critical race theory on her MSNBC show, then accuses him of making 'White Man Demands' when he asks to debate
Leftist MSNBC host Joy Reid has repeatedly defended critical race theory and criticized anyone who opposes it.
Just 10 days ago, she hopped on Twitter to assert that CRT is not being taught in U.S. elementary and secondary schools but then added that people who are scared of CRT being taught to K-12 students in American schools are apparently OK with "Confederate Race Theory" being taught in schools, where youngsters are reportedly being taught "slavery was not so bad."
On Thursday, Reid and her guest, Harvard Law professor Annette Gordon-Reed, blasted critics of CRT by claiming that the topic is a law school technique and reiterated the claim that CRT is not being taught to K-12 students.
"It's a distraction," Gordon-Reed said. "No one is teaching critical race theory K through 12."
During the segment, Reid quoted from and criticized Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo, a longtime opponent of CRT who has worked to expose how it and racial woke-ism has permeated American schools, universities, and businesses.
Reid decried efforts by Rufo and other CRT opponents for "basically using critical race theory as a brand name."
Following the segment, Rufo posted a clip from the interview and challenged Reid to debate him on CRT on her show.
"@JoyAnnReid has denounced me by name multiple times on her show," Rufo wrote. "But she doesn't have the courage to invite me on as a guest."
"She knows that I will crush her critical race theory apologetics any day of the week," he added.
Reid did not take kindly to Rufo's fightin' words and accused him of being "weirdly aggressive" about the whole thing — and, of course, she went after his race, saying he was making "White Man Demands."
"This is a weirdly aggressive way to get yourself on TV, Christopher," she tweeted. "Why not just contact my booking producers like a normal person, rather than going with the White Man Demands option?"
Then to make it clear that he's pretty much a nobody in her world, she added, "I had never even heard of you until @oneunderscore__ piece exposing your plot to rebrand CRT."
This is a weirdly aggressive way to get yourself on TV, Christopher.. Why not just contact my booking producers lik… https://t.co/fllnq6Mh8o
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) 1624142138.0
But Rufo wasn't taking Reid's response lying down.
"I'm not 'demanding' anything; I'm challenging you to a debate about critical race theory," he replied. "The real question: are you going to accept this challenge or not?"
I'm not "demanding" anything; I'm challenging you to a debate about critical race theory.The real question: are y… https://t.co/cuY4PYbkfe
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) 1624142916.0
He summed up Reid's stance thusly: "I am allowed to attack you on television, but you are not allowed to challenge my assertions because white man."
@ConceptualJames Lmao, "I am allowed to attack you on television, but you are not allowed to challenge my assertions because white man."
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) 1624160433.0
Townhall political editor Guy Benson was more explicit in calling out Reid's comments: "Trash him, then instantly play the race card when he asks to come on and respond."
Trash him, then instantly play the race card when he asks to come on and respond. 👌 https://t.co/K0H72q4CYK
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) 1624144316.0
No word yet on whether Reid will have Rufo on her show to debate CRT.
(H/T: New York Post)
Kindergartner's mom files 200 records requests on CRT, gender curriculum to force school district to respond. Board claims she's using intimidation tactics.
One Rhode Island mother is fighting back in her daughter's school district, demanding the school answer her public records request for information on its critical race theory curriculum.
According to reports, parent Nicole Solas filed more than 200 public records requests after the district reportedly refused to answer questions about how the topics of race and gender are approached in district classrooms.
School board committee members, however, said that Solas' continual flood of public records requests is an intimidation tactic to force gender-inclusive and anti-racism policies out of the district — and initially prompted the district to consider a lawsuit against Solas. Ultimately, the district determined that mediation was the best course of action.
What's the background here?
The woman, Nicole Solas, said that when she enrolled her daughter in kindergarten for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year at the South Kingstown School District, she asked the district if it is teaching the children any lessons on gender theory or CRT.
She said that her daughter's principal reportedly told her that they use gender-neutral pronouns and avoided referring to the children as "boys and girls."
"I was also told that they refrain from using gendered terminology in general terms of anti-racism," Solas said. "I was told that kids in kindergarten are asked what could have been done differently at Thanksgiving, and this struck me as a way to shame children for their American heritage."
Solas said that she couldn't get any straight answers about what the district is teaching its young minds, so she filed several public records requests to find out.
Several, Solas said, turned into 200 after the district refused to give her any straight answers on what it is teaching its children.
What are the details?
Nicole Solas told Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Thursday that she will continue demanding her kindergartner's school district divulge information on its CRT program.
Earlier this year, Solas filed a variety of public records requests to find out more about the school's teaching curriculum on the race-based theory.
Following the request, a school board member during a public hearing accused Solas of being "racist" due to the onslaught of requests.
"That is a patently false, outrageous, defamatory statement that should be retracted, and the chair of the school committee should resign immediately," Solas thundered. "This is what they do. They smear people who ask them questions, who disagree with them, and it's just a false accusation of racism that they use to bully you into silence."
She added, "They reduce everyone down to the color of their skin and a human being's worth is more than that."
Solas said that she believes the district is stirring up "deep trouble" and said that parents should do their due diligence in finding out what their children are learning inside the classroom.
"I want parents to know that if they are going to get answers from their school district, they need to submit public records requests," she insisted. "This is a way that you can legally compel your school to answer questions so you can know what is being taught in your classrooms. Parents across the country have to start holding their school officials accountable. They are our civil servants. They work for us. They're not supposed to be these tyrants in the classroom. We need to stop being afraid of retaliation."
What else?
On Wednesday, Solas told "Fox & Friends" hosts that she was initially facing a lawsuit for seeking information about CRT materials reportedly being taught to her daughter while in school.
"I wanted to speak out because I have to fight for my daughter's education and I'm in a special position," she said. "I don't have a job to lose because I'm a stay-at-home mom. My daughter is just starting out in school. So if I have to send her to private school, I will."
She continued, "I think it's really important for parents to start asking more questions, because the more parents that ask more questions, the harder it will be for schools to retaliate against a lot of parents."
Did the school respond?
A Thursday report from WJAR-TV noted that the school committee announced Wednesday night that it did not plan to sue Solas over the requests.
The school committee, according to the station, "ultimately voted in favor of mediation instead of a lawsuit to put a stop to the overwhelming number of records requests."
Prior to its decision, South Kingstown School Committee Chairwoman Emily Cummiskey said that a "potential injunction" to stop a "nationally organized, racist group [attempting] to create chaos and intimidate our district" could be necessary.
"This is their m.o. nationwide and I anticipate other districts in our state will soon experience the same unfortunate influx we have," Cummiskey added.
She did not state the name of the "nationally organized, racist group" to which she referred.
In response to Cummiskey's announcement, Solas told The Providence Journal, "'Equity' is CRT codeword for discriminating based on race to achieve equal outcomes. The School Committee should focus on 'equality,' treating students without regard to race. Why is the School Committee so obsessed with treating students based on skin color? We need answers, not lawsuits against parents."
What are others saying about this?
Steven Brown, who is executive director of the Rhode Island ACLU, told the Journal that he does not believe that filing a lawsuit against such requests is appropriate action.
"I can certainly understand the burden that such a large number of APRA requests would impose on a small public body," he said. "[But] [s]uing a resident for filing these requests is not an appropriate response. I am hopeful the school committee will recognize that."
Former AG Barr slams 'secular progressive orthodoxy' in 'government-run schools' in first speech since leaving DOJ
In his first public address since leaving the Trump administration, former Attorney General Bill Barr criticized the "secular progressive orthodoxy through government-run schools" and suggested public funding for education may be unconstitutional given the hostility of state-funded schools toward religious believers.
"The time has come to admit that the approach of giving militantly secularist government schools a monopoly over publicly funded education has become a disaster," Barr said at an event in Naples, Florida, according to Fox News.
The former attorney general said ideology running rampant through the public school system is incompatible with traditional Christianity and other major religions in the U.S. As such, he suggested "it may no longer be fair, practical or even constitutional to provide publicly funded education solely through the vehicle of state-funded schools."
Barr made these remarks at the Council for National Policy's annual meeting, where he received an award from the Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal group that defends religious liberty.
His speech touched on critical race theory being taught in the classroom as part of Black Lives Matter curricula, which he called "Marxism substituting race for class antagonism," and also on school materials that promote the idea that gender is not immutable, but rather fluid and open to self-interpretation.
"This is not established science," said Barr, but is rather the "moral, psychological, metaphysical dogma of the new orthodoxy."
He called these ideas "a broadsided attack on natural law."
"It's monstrous of the state to indoctrinate students into alternate belief systems," he added.
Conservatives and Republican elected officials who represent them have become increasingly concerned about what children are being taught in school as U.S. test scores show American students continuing to fall behind the rest of the developed world in reading and mathematics.
Several Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed or advanced legislation that would ban or impose restrictions on teaching critical race theory in public schools. The marxist, post-modern theory, which has roots in legal scholarship, is premised on the idea that race is a socially constructed concept historically used by white people to oppress and exploit non-white people. Proponents of the theory maintain that U.S. institutions are inherently racist because they have discriminated against minorities in the past and produced inequitable outcomes for them when compared to white people living today.
GOP states have also moved to enact laws prohibiting transgender athletes who were born males but identify as or have begun to transition to female from playing on girls sports teams.
Parents have also spoken out against sexually explicit material being taught in the classroom.
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