'Educational malpractice': Seattle English students allegedly taught a love for reading and writing is 'white supremacy'



Tema Okun, a white Oberlin College graduate from North Carolina, has spent the last three decades suggesting that Western civilization and its distinguishing features are racist. According to the greying leftist, objectivity, binary thinking, and individuality are "characteristics of white supremacy culture."

The Gaza ceasefire advocate's feverish accusations, first published in 1999, have been reprinted countless times and promoted by once-serious institutions and universities across the country.

Conservative radio host Jason Rantz of KTTH has obtained possible evidence that Seattle Public Schools is now subjecting English students to Okun's racist ravings.

Okun racializes quality and competence

Okun, plagued by apparent feelings of inadequacy and "exasperation," attempted in the late 1990s to draft a list of "characteristics of white supremacy culture" she perceived to be "prevalent in our culture and institutions."

The leftist determined that various effective beliefs, behaviors, and modes of thinking — including objectivity, a sense of right and wrong, and individuality — were "damaging because they are used as norms and standards without being pro-actively named or chosen by the group. They are damaging because they promote white supremacy thinking."

A sense of urgency is supposedly racist, for example, because it "makes it difficult to take time to be inclusive, encourage democratic and / or thoughtful decision-making, to think long-term, to consider consequences." Even worse, a sense of urgency "frequently results in sacrificing potential allies for quick or highly visible results."

Paternalism, by which Okun apparently meant decisive leadership, is a characteristic of white supremacy because "those with power think they are capable of making decisions for and in the interests of those without power."

"Either/or thinking" is racist because it is "closely linked to perfectionism," "results in trying to simplify complex things," and "creates conflict and increases sense of urgency."

Okun also figures individualism to be a characteristic of white supremacy because it promotes a "desire for individual recognition and credit" and "creates a lack of accountability, as the organization values those who can get things done on their own without needing supervision or guidance."

Objectivity is another such white supremacist characteristic because it requires people to think in a logical fashion and allegedly corresponds with "the belief that emotions are inherently destructive, irrational, and should not play a role in decision-making or group process."

Okun notes on her blog that "white supremacy culture is inextricably linked to all the other oppressions - capitalism, sexism, class and gender oppression, ableism, ageism, Christian hegemony - these and more are all interconnected and intersected and stirred together in a toxic brew[.] ... This brew is a cancer, a disease, an addiction, an infliction and it infects everything with and without our awareness."

The madness continues to spread

Seattle Public Schools has made no secret of its identitarian leanings, noting in its 2019-2024 strategic plan that it is focused on "ensuring racial equity in our educational system, unapologetically address[ing] the needs of students of color who are further from educational justice, and work[ing] to undo the legacies of racism in our educational system."

To this end, SPS appears to be singularly focused on helping one group of students.

"By focusing on students of color who are furthest from educational justice, especially African American males, we will make the greatest progress toward our collective vision," says the strategic plan. "We believe that an intentional focus on African American males will ultimately benefit every student."

Accommodation of black male students apparently entails divorcing them from desirable traits and convincing them that such traits are racist.

A concerned father told Rantz that students in a class on world literature and composition were given a handout with definitions of the "9 characteristics of white supremacy" as part of "Black Lives Matter at School Week," which previously ran from late January to early February.

The English students were apparently told that "Worship of the Written Word" — one of Okun's proposed characteristics of white supremacy — entails "honoring only what is written and even then only what is written to a narrow standard, full of misinformation and lies. An erasure of the wide range of ways we communicate with each other."

An updated and textual definition of Okun's white supremacy characteristic, circulated by the University of Michigan, indicates that the worship of the written word is especially problematic because it corresponds with an "inability or refusal to acknowledge information that is shared through stories, embodied knowing, intuition and the wide range of ways that we individually and collectively learn and know."

The other eight characteristics named on the handout, all lifted from Okun's decades-old article, are as follows: objectivity; individualism; right to comfort; perfectionism; denial and defensiveness; paternalism; either/or and the binary; and fear.

The list is "incoherent and cannot stand any sort of reasoned analysis," added the father. "How is a 15-year-old kid supposed to object in class when 'denial and defensiveness' is itself a characteristic of white supremacy? This is truly educational malpractice."

KTTH indicated that SPS declined to provide comment.

"I feel bad for any students who actually internalize stuff like this, as it is setting them up for failure," the father, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, told Rantz. "My problem with this curriculum is that this is supposed to be a writing and literature class, and lessons like these do nothing to help my kid become a better writer."

"I'm sure Lincoln administration will point to the high ELA proficiency scores, but the high proportion of HCC [highly capable] kids (40% of the student body) is a big factor," added the concerned dad. "With so many smart, hardworking kids (white supremacists) it's easy to support these luxury beliefs, but system-wide, only 63% of kids are proficient in English. Is this really the best use of class time?"

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Report: 'Brown out' banned by Seattle Fire Dept. chief over racism concerns — after one complaint. The term refers to a partial staffing shutdown.



The term "brown out" — i.e. a partial staffing shutdown — has been banned by the chief of the Seattle Fire Department because it may be a racist term, according to a KTTH-AM report from conservative commentator Jason Rantz.

There was one complaint about the term, Rantz added.

What are the details?

Rantz cited a June 13 memo his show obtained from Chief Harold Scoggins to the department saying they “will no longer use the term ‘brown out’ when describing department apparatus that aren’t in service,” KTTH reported.

The new term will be “units unstaffed," Rantz reported.

"Brown out” refers to situations when firefighters or other emergency units go unstaffed, Rantz said, adding that when Seattle "sidelined unvaccinated firefighters, units have routinely gone unstaffed."

“Concerns were raised that the term ‘brown out’ has negative connotations for communities of color," Scoggins added, according to the KTTH report. "This change has been made to reaffirm SFD’s commitment and mission to serve all communities with dignity and respect."

Scoggins also told SFD staffers to make sure that "any formal or informal communications going forward, whether in department emails, memos, etc., uses ‘units unstaffed’ to refer to engine, trucks, aid cars, medic units, etc., that are unavailable due to staffing," the station reported.

While Rantz said in his initial report that SFD didn't respond to questions about who made the "brown out" complaint and why it's offensive, he tweeted Wednesday that SFD told him "they received one complaint — ONE!! — but they won’t explain how the term is racist (probably because it’s not)."

More from Rantz's KTTH report:

The term “brown out” does not have “negative connotations for communities of color.” This is a wholly contrived issue that the chief is using to signal his wokeness. It’s as if he was under pressure to show his commitment to “equity” but couldn’t think of any that are woke enough, so he made up an issue for the pats on the back he’ll no doubt receive[.]

A cursory internet search yields zero stories nationally or internationally with claims the term is problematic. While I believe there could be one or two race-baiting extremists who make this claim, it’s not based on any kind of reality.
With very few exceptions, the term itself has literally nothing to do with race. Just because “brown” is in it, doesn’t mean that it’s inherently racial.

“Blackouts” aren’t offensive because it includes “black” in the phrase; it merely means lights are out.

Anything else?

The terms "brown out" and "brownout" carry meanings apart from emergency staffing shortages.

"Brownout" also refers to a "high electricity demand that is near or above a utility’s production capacity. When this occurs, the utility may reduce the flow of electricity to certain areas to prevent a blackout," according to DirectEnergy.com.

The Urban Dictionary says a "brown out" occurs after a drinking episode and "you don't remember something until someone brings it up. It's not a complete blackout, but partial, because you remember once someone refreshes you."

Seattle police won't enforce certain traffic violations any longer over racism, equity concerns. But some cops fear new rules will embolden criminals.



While Seattle police no longer will enforce certain non-criminal traffic violations due to racism and equity concerns, officers told conservative commentator Jason Rantz that the new policies will embolden lawbreakers to commit more serious crimes.

What are the details?

Interim Chief Adrian Diaz announced Friday that the following violations no longer can be the sole reason officers pull over folks, Rantz noted in a piece for KTTH-AM:

  • Expired or missing vehicle registration;
  • Issues with display of registration plates;
  • Items hanging from rear-view mirror and cracks in windshield (though actual visual obstructions such as snow, fog, non-transparent material, or shattered windshields will be enforced); and
  • Bicycle helmet violations.

"We know there are concerns [that] these violations disproportionately fall on those who are unable to meet financial demands,” Diaz wrote, according to Rantz's piece.

However, folks still can be cited for the aforementioned violations if officers pull them over for more serious reasons, Rantz reported.

Believe it or not, Seattle Inspector General Lisa Judge in a May 2021 memo called for a total ban on low-level traffic stops, KTTH reported, adding that she claimed police pose a risk to black drivers they pull over.

“Police and community are destined to continue the same cycle of traffic stops gone wrong,” Judge wrote, according to the station. “To that end, the issue of what and how conduct should be policed is perhaps as important as other root causes, such as institutional racism and subconscious bias. For safety of both officers and the public and for racial fairness, SPD should seek to eliminate routine traffic stops for civil and non-dangerous violations.”

The police union successfully pushed back against Judge's radical demands, Rantz said, yet fears remain that such proposals aren't necessarily dead but just delayed.

And even though the move was modified to eliminate only certain low-level traffic stops, Rantz wrote that those very stops — e.g., expired registrations, issues with tags — can signal more serious criminal activity afoot.

'Catastrophic impacts' to public safety

“If we stopped conducting traffic stops for all traffic violations in the city, doing so would have catastrophic impacts to our community’s public safety interests,” Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan told Rantz on his KTTH radio show. “Moreover, if you were to compare today’s decision to what Inspector Judge first publicly said in May, today’s decision is a reasonable approach. Having said this, this decision will still have negative impacts to our community’s public safety interests and still supports the preposterous notion that police still engage in bias policing with traffic stops.”

Rantz reported that a source with "close knowledge of the negotiations around these policies" said that the Seattle Police Officers Guild vigorously fought against no longer enforcing all traffic stops for minor violations, arguing that the outcome would be a "lawless free-for-all."

Emboldening criminals

One officer told Rantz that policies removing officers' enforcement parameters will only lead to trouble.

"Auto theft is off the rails, and they switch plates all the time, or take them off and make fake temporary tags,” the officer noted to Rantz in regard to taking problematic vehicle plates off the enforcement list.

A second officer told Rantz of much scarier possible scenarios.

“Right off the top of my head, anybody who has kidnapped a child and takes their license plates off … or they have a matching vehicle for a bank robbery, and they’ve taken the license plates off … we’re not going to be able to stop them,” the officer noted to Rantz. “And the criminals already take the license plates off of stolen cars to go commit other crimes like armed robberies and carjackings.”

More from Rantz's KTTH piece:

What’s worse, thanks to statewide police reform bills, police can only detain suspects with probable cause. The previous standard was reasonable suspicion. For example, if an officer suspects a car is stolen due to missing registration, a suspicious-looking driver, and even a bullet hole in a windshield, they couldn’t detain the motorist because it wouldn’t meet probable cause.

“I can’t tell you how many gangsters have cars that were shot up three weeks ago but [have] nothing to do with a current crime,” a third officer told Rantz.

Don't look now, but even farmers markets and food charities exude 'white supremacy' and perpetuate 'white dominant culture,' college webinar claims



Washington State University is promoting the notion that farmers markets and food charities exude “white supremacy,” and perpetuate “white dominant culture," conservative radio host Jason Rantz reported for KTTH-AM.

Say what?

Rantz wrote that the agriculture program coordinator for WSU’s San Juan County Extension Ag Program promoted a webinar: “Examining Whiteness in Food Systems.”

He said attendees learned that “white supremacy culture” creates food insecurity by “center[ing] whiteness across the food system" — and that “whiteness defines foods as either good or bad."

The webinar was originally produced by Duke University, and featured a pair of speakers from WSU’s 2021 San Juan Islands Ag Summit on the same topic, Rantz wrote.

More from his KTTH piece:

Jennifer Zuckerman of the Duke World Food Policy Center led the discussion. She framed the webinar around her identity as a white woman who has “benefited from whiteness for my entire life at the expense of other people.” With that in mind, she explored the “really specific ways in which whiteness shows up in the food system and particularly in the work of food insecurity.”

Promoting the belief that “whiteness permeates the food system” and that “it specifically articulates these white ideals of health and nutrition,” Zuckerman chided the “whitened dreams of farming and gardening.”

She took particular aim at farmers markets as being too white. She uses a quote from Rachel Slocum (“a preeminent researcher on whiteness and food”) as a jumping-off point.

“What that does is it erases the past and present of race and agriculture. What whiteness also does is ‘mobilizes funding to predominantly white organizations who then direct programming at nonwhite beneficiaries,'” she said. “And we’ll talk about that a little bit more when we talk about communities that can’t take care of themselves. Also, what this does is it creates inviting spaces for white people. Then program directors or farmers market directors are scrambling because they’re trying to add diversity to a white space. So what whiteness does is center whiteness."

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Rantz also wrote that — according to Zuckerman — food charities also are a form of white supremacy.

Indeed, Zuckerman said the idea that "communities can't take care of themselves" represents a "belief that low-income and or [black, indigenous, persons of color] communities and individuals — and that’s not necessarily one in the same — cannot provide or make decisions for themselves.”

She added that it "makes the assumption that they need to be helped. And these assumptions are based in negative racial and class stereotypes. And they dictate who’s given power and decision-making in food policy and programming. And then what happens, as a result, is that organizations prescribe solutions to the community without consulting them, assuming that they know better."

More from Rantz:

Luckily, these communities have a privileged white lady to tell them they don’t need any help. She says the focus should not be about handing out food to help the hungry. Instead, the priority should be on “providing economic assistance, increasing wages, or providing direct capital for BIPOC owned food and agriculture businesses.”

Ironically, white savior Zuckerman says food charity promotes “a savior mentality over mutual aid.”

Zuckerman said she needed “to step back to de-center myself” as a privileged white person so that in-need people of color can speak. Yet she only gave the two women of color on the panel roughly 21 minutes between them.

Here's Rantz's excellent commentary on Zuckerman and the seminar:

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Virtue-signaling pizza parlor in Seattle shames unvaccinated people. Another in town requires vaccinations to enter — even if it's just for to-go orders.



Apparently it wasn't enough for Windy City Pie in Seattle to declare "proof of vaccination required for indoor AND outdoor dining" on its website. And apparently it wasn't enough for it to clearly state, "PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR ENTRY."

No, this establishment took things a step further by communicating to prospective customers, "IF YOU ARE VOLUNTARILY NOT VACCINATED, PLEASE EAT ELSEWHERE NOWHERE." (Yup, the site's message actually features a crossed-out "elsewhere" and adds a "nowhere.")

'Unclean'

Conservative writer and radio host Jason Rantz in his report for KTTH-AM called it a "stand to shame the unvaccinated" that tells such people they're "unclean" and shouldn't be allowed to eat at restaurants anywhere.

Rantz also said Windy City's policy is stricter than King County's COVID-19 mandate, which he said "allows for a testing option or to eat outside without paperwork." Instead Windy City requires full vaccinations even to eat outside, despite the fact that it's virtually impossible to spread the virus outside.

More from his piece:

This isn't a message merely citing its policy. It intends to make a statement and convey disdain for the unvaccinated. It's a message that seems to only come from people who get vaccinated to claim some moral high ground; they're vaccinated to shame others, not because they think it protects them.

Windy City Pie doesn't seem to care that you've recently recovered from COVID and have natural immunity. Nor does it matter if you have a sincerely held religious conviction. Windy City Pie doesn't want you to eat anywhere because its ownership and management are COVID heroes!

Then there's another Seattle pizza joint that calls itself Breezy Town Pizza, which has ruled that you have to be vaccinated just to come inside — even if it's just for a to-go order. Plus all those who make it through that first hoop have to wear masks anyway when they're not eating.

Well, hey, since the aforementioned vaccination rule applies only to those 12 years of age and older, maybe hungry families can send in their children who are 11 and younger — which is allowed as long as they wear masks — to pay for and pick up their to-go orders. Put those little freeloaders to work!

Neither Windy City Pie nor Breezy Town Pizza responded to Rantz's requests for comment, KTTH reported.

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Washington state trooper of 22 years delivers emotional sign-off after being fired because of vaccine mandate: 'Gov. Jay Inslee can kiss my a**'



A veteran Washington State trooper delivered an emotional final sign-off after being forced out of his job because of the state's vaccine mandate. The officer thanked all of his coworkers, but had utter disdain for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who instituted the vaccine mandate.

Video has gone viral of a Washington state trooper in Yakima County saying his final goodbye to his colleagues. He also sent a message to Inslee for enacting a vaccine mandate that requires state workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before Monday or lose their jobs.

"This is my final sign-off after 22 years serving the citizens of the state of Washington, I've been asked to leave because I am dirty," the officer said in a reference to him being unvaccinated.

"Numerous fatalities, injuries, I've worked sick, I've played sick, buried lots of friends over these years," the unnamed officer said over the police radio in his patrol car.

"I'd like to thank you guys, as well as the citizens of Yakima County, as well as my fellow officers within the valley," he continued. "Without you guys I wouldn't have been very successful. You've kept me safe and gotten me home to my family every night. Thank you for that."

"Wish I could say more but this is it," the trooper said. "So State 1034 this is the last time you'll hear me in a state patrol car."

The Washington state trooper signed off by blasting the governor, "And Jay Inslee can kiss my a**."

A radio operator responded to the final message by thanking the veteran trooper for his years of service.

"You've taken on many roles in your time with the patrol," a woman is heard saying on the radio. "In your first year, you delivered a baby while on patrol."

The radio operator listed the trooper's numerous accomplishments while he was on the police force.

"You've been a great role model and a mentor for all the young troopers serving in the area by sharing your knowledge and experience throughout the years," she said. "Thank you for your service."

The video was shared on Twitter by Seattle conservative radio host and journalist Jason Rantz, who noted that the former officer will appear on his radio show on Monday.

“This is the last time you’ll hear me in a patrol car and Jay Inslee can kiss my ass.”Washington State Trooper in… https://t.co/XMtzQX6yyS

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The video — which has been viewed more than 730,000 times in fewer than 24 hours — evoked support for the fired trooper.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) wrote, "God bless this trooper," and included the anti-Biden saying "Let's go Brandon."

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) called the man a "patriot."

Actor Nick Searcy reacted by saying, "Democrats empower the absolute worst people among us."

Conservative activist Amy Kremer commented, "God bless this officer. Grateful for his 22 yrs of service."

TheBlaze executive producer Keith Malinak remarked, "The #vaxcult claims another victim through a hideous, un-American mandate. (Or only strengthens another backbone) God bless, trooper."

Juanita Broaddrick said, "Bless this unvaccinated State Trooper's heart. We love you."

Conservative activist Kyle Kashuv proposed, "Police Chief in Florida should reach out to this officer — I'm sure we'd gladly love to have him."

Elementary school cancels Halloween because 'students of color, specifically African American males' don't celebrate it



A Seattle elementary school has canceled Halloween because the district said "students of color, specifically African American males" don't celebrate it, conservative radio host Jason Rantz of KTTH-AM reported.

What are the details?

Rantz said Benjamin Franklin Day Elementary historically has celebrated Halloween with activities such as a "Pumpkin Parade," during which students can wear costumes.

But he said school officials indicated in a Friday newsletter to parents that Halloween is over and done.

"As a school with foundational beliefs around equity for our students and families, we are moving away from our traditional 'Pumpkin Parade' event and requesting that students do not come to school in costumes," the newsletter reads, according to Rantz.

More from the newsletter, KTTH said:

Halloween events create a situation where some students must be excluded for their beliefs, financial status, or life experience. Costume parties often become an uncomfortable event for many children, and they distract students and staff from learning. Large events create changes in schedules with loud noise levels and crowds. Some students experience over stimulation, while others must deal with complex feelings of exclusion. It's uncomfortable and upsetting for kids.

What will students do instead?

Rantz — citing the newsletter — reported that students instead can participate in inclusive fall events such as "thematic units of study about the fall" or review "autumnal artwork" while "sharing all the cozy feelings of the season."

A Seattle Public Schools spokesperson told Rantz that B.F. Day's Racial Equity Team made the call with staff input after five years of discussion.

The spokesperson added to KTTH that other Seattle schools also have canceled Halloween recently — and that black students, particularly males, don't celebrate it.

"Historically, the Pumpkin Parade marginalizes students of color who do not celebrate the holiday," the spokesperson told Rantz. "Specifically, these students have requested to be isolated on campus while the event took place. In alliance with SPS's unwavering commitment to students of color, specifically African American males, the staff is committed to supplanting the Pumpkin Parade with more inclusive and educational opportunities during the school day."

Asian parent rips 'affluent white vanity that is wokeism'

David Malkin — who is Asian — has a 7-year-old son enrolled at B.F. Day, and he told Rantz that the Halloween cancellation is an "exercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism."

"I don't see any way in which this actually addresses any inequities to the extent that there are any inequities," Malkin said during Rantz's KTTH show. "You know, this just seems like grandstanding on behalf of the principal and the staff who are predominantly white."

Malkin also said he sees this as a white progressive project devoid of input from him and other parents, the station said.

"I'm sure they don't want to hear from anyone of any race or ethnicity that doesn't really want to go along with them in lockstep," he added to Rantz.

Malkin told KTTH he hasn't yet informed his son about the school's decision to cancel Halloween — his son's favorite holiday — and that his son likely won't understand why.

"I hate to see these kinds of things slowly ... whittled away and destroyed or ... done away with because someone has some ... theory in their head that somehow this is exclusionary when, again, it's quite the opposite," Malkin added to Rantz.

'We need to treat lunchtime as a dangerous time for all': School says students must wear masks when chewing, swallowing food in cafeteria



A Washington state school decreed that students must wear masks in the cafeteria — while chewing and swallowing food, Jason Rantz of KTTH-AM reported.

In addition, the school district backed the mask mandate from Tacoma's Geiger Montessori School using guidance that doesn't exist, Rantz also reported — and he added that the cited guidance actually indicates students should not wear masks while eating lunch.

What are the details?

Rantz noted a portion of an email to parents from Principal Neil O'Brien outlining the policy:

Yes. Children should wear masks during lunch. They can lower it to take a bite or a drink, and raise it to chew, swallow, or talk. Our cafeteria has a fantastic airflow system and children are spaced apart AND when over a hundred of them are in one large room (the cafeteria and gym combined) we need to treat lunchtime as a dangerous time for all. Children need to continue to wear their masks during lunch.

A parent who went by the name "Michael" noted on Rantz's KTTH radio show that he reached out to the principal with concerns but never heard back. However, Michael told Rantz he did hear back from Shallae Hobbs, Tacoma Public Schools' administrator of health services.

Hobbs' email to Michael linked to documents backing up the mask-up-while-chewing-and-swallowing-food policy, but Rantz said no such guidance appears anywhere in the linked documents.

More from Rantz's report:

Hobbs claims "children are encouraged to put there [sic] mask back on when not eating or drinking as outlined in the CDC resource document outline in the K-12 Schools guidance." She even cites page 6 as the source.

But neither page 6 nor any page in the document addresses masks while chewing and swallowing. That page only suggests you provide social distancing "for all students when masks cannot be worn, such as when eating lunch." In other words, the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the exact opposite of what she claims.

Hobbs also cites the "food service and school meals section" in guidance from the CDC. Again, there's not even a mention of eating lunch. The focus is on social distancing during lunch.

She also cites local guidance from the state Department of Health.

None of the documents reference masking when chewing. It includes the same guidance from the CDC, indicating it's not feasible to wear a mask while eating lunch.

Rantz added that Hobbs also cited exemptions from a secretary of health order — except that it "explicitly says you do not have to wear a mask 'while engaged in the act of eating or drinking.'"

District walks back policy — or does it?

A Tacoma Public Schools spokesperson soon told Rantz that the school's policy went beyond what was intended and that "we won't discipline any students for not wearing their masks between bites. And this is not the guidance being used at other schools."

However, Rantz wondered if the policy was "actually changed," noting that the spokesperson "won't explain." In addition, Rantz said the principal sent a community email with updated COVID policies one day before Rantz received the district's statement saying the mask policy went too far and won't be enforced. However, Rantz said the principal's update didn't mention anything about the mask policy.

Middle school teacher distributes flyer to 8th graders advising students of their rights to get abortions, Plan B without parent permission



A teacher in Tacoma, Washington, is under fire for reportedly distributing a flyer informing eighth-grade students that parental consent is not required to obtain prophylactics such as Plan B, abortions, and more.

What are the details?

The unnamed teacher at Stewart Middle School shared the flyer during science class, according to a Thursday report from KTTH-FM's Jason Rantz.

According to Rantz, the Planned Parenthood-produced flyer included information such as the ages of "sexual consent" for minor children, information on how to obtain testing for sexually transmitted diseases, and that parental consent is not needed for minors who want birth control or even abortions.

A spokesperson for Tacoma Public Schools told Rantz that the flyer was authentic, but that the teacher had no business sharing it with the students.

A portion of the flyer said, "It is not a crime if you are ... 11 and have sex with somebody 2 years older or less; 12 to 13 and have sex with somebody who is 3 years older or less; 14 or 15 and have sex with somebody who is 4 years older or less."

The flyer also added that minor children are permitted to get tested for HIV and STDs so long as they are 14 years or older.

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What else?

In a statement, Eric Hogan, assistant director of the district's secondary education, told Rantz, "The flyer is not part of our curriculum and should not have been sent home with students."

"Previously, Planned Parenthood taught within our schools and supplied the flyer that was distributed to students," Hogan's statement added. "We discovered a binder of curriculum materials was left behind for an incoming teacher to use for this year, and this flyer was in the binder. Not realizing the flyer wasn't approved material, the teacher sent it home with students."

Hogan added that any other unapproved materials have already been removed from the binder so a similar issue does not take place a second time.

He also said "corrective action" was taken with regard to the employee in question.

Rantz told Fox News, "Passing out the flyer displayed a stunning lack of judgment. In fact, I think one can reasonably conclude it was willful that the teacher may have suspected the flyer to be inappropriate but passed it out anyway. For example, is the teacher a believer in pushing boundaries of materials given to kids, under the impression that they know more than the parents?

"If this wasn't intentional, and the teacher didn't have even the slightest doubt about the material, it shows a notable lack of competence," he added. "What else is the teacher passing out that didn't get the attention of a parent?"

Rantz concluded, "It may be legal for children to get an abortion at any age, without parental consent, in Washington state. But it doesn't mean we should be pushing the message on kids who have otherwise normal relationships with their parents. Anything that tells kids they don't have to talk to loving parents or guardians, particularly on serious issues like abortion or birth control, should never find its way to a child."

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