Anti-Racism Assembly Today?

[Anonymous]

Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.

[Anonymous]

Um. No.

[Anonymous]

My second grader said she didn’t understand what it was about. Lots of talking.

[Anonymous]

no - what school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no - what school?

Janney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.

So a 5yo needed a nightlight bc she were scared at night because of an assembly she couldn't tell you anything about....could she just have been scared of the dark?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.

So a 5yo needed a nightlight bc she were scared at night because of an assembly she couldn't tell you anything about....could she just have been scared of the dark?

No, she told me she was afraid of the assembly and that it was about white and black people fighting. I had no idea there was an assembly at all until she told me. Trying to figure out what it was about, so I can figure out how to discuss at home. But I will be reaching out to the teacher today to learn more.

[Anonymous]

I’m just surprised they had an assembly during COVID. Is this the first time she’s been introduced to these concepts? Seems like a chance to explain racial history and discrimination in your terms, OP.

[Anonymous]

It was a virtual assembly. It was not the first time we have talked about racism; but how ever the material presented just made her scared which doesn’t seem like an affective teaching method.

[Anonymous]

If only Janney could put the same focus on helping their student body with IEPs that they do on anti-racism.

[Anonymous]

Of course DCUM would be the place for complaints about antiracism events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only Janney could put the same focus on helping their student body with IEPs that they do on anti-racism.

Actually very fitting example of the privilege that exists in the Janney community ^. What in the world does an "anti-racism" assembly (still yet to be described in any detail) have to do with the school's SPED team?

[Anonymous]

here come the pitchforks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no - what school?

Janney.

I absolutely love that OP started a thread about an event at one particular elementary school but didn't name the school. Perfect illustration of Janney arrogance.

"If you know, you know."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course DCUM would be the place for complaints about antiracism events.

I’m embarrassed for OP and Janney. Goodness, you would think a parent could handle this and not have to air her household problem in public.