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A “children’s” book called “The Power Book” is used as a tool in @WebsterGrovesSD curriculum encouraging all seconds graders to challenge societal power structures.
They teach that Trayvon Martin was murdered by a racist police officer because he was black #wgbuzz
They teach that Trayvon Martin was murdered by a racist police officer because he was black #wgbuzz
This is false. Trayvon Martin was not murdered by a police officer.
From Wikipedia:
Trayvon “was fatally shot … by George Zimmerman, a 28-year old Hispanic American.”
What motivates a #publicschool to leverage a book with a blatantly false story and such bias against police?
From Wikipedia:
Trayvon “was fatally shot … by George Zimmerman, a 28-year old Hispanic American.”
What motivates a #publicschool to leverage a book with a blatantly false story and such bias against police?
In the preceding page, children learn that “the most common type of racism is when white people believe they are superior to people who have darker skin”. This presented as absolute fact.
Students only have two examples of racism: American slavery and South African Apartheid.
Students only have two examples of racism: American slavery and South African Apartheid.
In such a homogeneous community and 80% white school population, many children have zero experience in racism.
But @WebsterGrovesSD curriculum makes certain they believe that white on black racism is mostly all that exists, and that police officers are racist murderers.
But @WebsterGrovesSD curriculum makes certain they believe that white on black racism is mostly all that exists, and that police officers are racist murderers.
More history on how this type of rhetoric made its way into @WebsterGrovesSD curriculum can be found here: webstercee.com/k-8-social-stu…
TL;DR - a CRT consultant was paid thousands to revamp the district social studies curriculum and learningforjustice.org was used as a foundation.
TL;DR - a CRT consultant was paid thousands to revamp the district social studies curriculum and learningforjustice.org was used as a foundation.
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