Reported Incidents
For New Haven Unified School District
Incidents are community-reported or sourced from third parties, and are allegations — not established facts. Incidents describe institutions, never individuals.
District's Summer Academy Curriculum Concerns
Alleged incident in New Haven Unified School District · California
A school district's summer program for elementary students featured lessons on various social justice topics, including anti-Israel content, defunding the police, and gender identity. The curriculum, based on FOIA documents, covered politically charged subjects for young children. Parents raised concerns about the appropriateness and potential bias of these educational materials.
Third graders learn activism
Alleged incident in New Haven Unified School District · California
A California school district offered a summer course for third graders. The program focused on teaching students to reject "whiteness" and adopt transgender ideology. This initiative aimed to cultivate young "leftist activists."
Teacher Assigned Explicit Reading
Alleged incident in New Haven Unified School District · California
A high school teacher assigned sexually explicit reading material to tenth-grade students. The district promptly withdrew the assignment and placed the instructor on leave pending an investigation. School officials expressed outrage and stated the material was not approved curriculum.
Academy teaches political activism
Alleged incident in New Haven Unified School District · California
An Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Academy at a high school offers a curriculum focused on critical theory, decolonial action, and student activism. The program encourages students to challenge systems of power, oppression, capitalism, and white supremacy. Students are expected to conduct research-action projects and run campaigns as part of their coursework.