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Ethnic Studies Mandate California
Alleged incident in Fresno Unified School District · California
The state of California has mandated ethnic studies courses for its public schools. This policy decision impacts curriculum development across the state.
Ethnic Studies Teaches Ideology
Alleged incident in Fresno Unified School District · California
Fresno Unified School District's middle school ethnic studies curriculum includes units on identity, privilege, and oppression. The curriculum asks students to analyze their own status based on factors like race and gender, and teaches about "interlocking systems of oppression and privilege." It also promotes specific ideological views on societal structures and calls for "liberation" and "new humanizing systems."
District Teaches Decolonization, World Order
Alleged incident in Fresno Unified School District · California
Fresno Unified School District's draft ethnic studies curriculum includes lessons on "decolonization strategies" that suggest a "change in the world order." The course incorporates concepts from critical race theory, focusing on power, privilege, and oppression. It aims to critique empire and its relationship to various forms of supremacy.
Students Asked About Privilege/Oppression
Alleged incident in Fresno Unified School District · California
A California school district utilized a resource that prompted middle school students to evaluate themselves as either 'privileged' or 'oppressed.' This educational material has generated significant controversy among parents' rights groups.