GDS Bias Reporting Web Tool

[Anonymous]

GDS launched to kids in Middle and High School a “pilot” program that any kids can use to report “bias incidents”

I’m not sure how to feel about this as a parent. The message my kid got was use this form to report on other kids.

The description of what counts as a bias incident is really broad. “Micro aggressions” are encouraged to be reported - this is nuts. These are 12 to 18 year olds. Seems like the false positive rate will be high and could cause lots of issues for alleged perpetrators.

For GDS families, look on the resource page of the myGDS site under DEI.

We are a non-white family at the school - we are bought into the school and its mission.

But something about having kids report on other kids and making that reporting a sanctioned process really annoys me. Even though they warn about false reporting, this feels like going down a terrible rabbit hole fed by the cadre of consultants and staff that the school retained around DEI in the last year.

I fear this experiment will fail with some noteworthy problems that make the school climate more close-minded.


Examples of incident types and bias include but are not limited to:
Abusive language or hate mail
Racist, sexist, xenophobic, classist, transphobic, and/or homophobic comments, jokes, and/or graffiti
Anti-semitic language and/or symbols
Written and/or verbal racial and/or ethnic slur
Destruction of property or vandalism
Verbal and/or physical threat
Phone/email/text message/written harassment
Intimidation
Verbal harassment (including, but not limited to, hate speech)
Discrimination
Physical harassment
Social media harassment
Microaggressions (insert link to microaggressions)
Imitating and/or mocking someone with any type of learning difference, mental illness, and/or physical disability
Imitating someone’s cultural norm or practice in a demeaning manner

Bias types include but are not limited to:
Age
Color
Body type or physical appearance
Ethnicity
Immigration or citizenship
Disability
Sexual orientation
Gender expression
Gender identity
Religion
Sex
Race
National origin
Veteran status
Socioeconomic status

[Anonymous]

Way to encourage victimhood and divisiveness. If I don’t like something you said, I’m sure I can find an ism or micro aggression to accuse you of. This is DEI gone nuts.

I’m a BIPOC Democrat, so don’t even go there in terms of accusing me of conservatism. This sh*t is McCarthyism. No wonder you find it disturbing, OP. These folks done lost their minds.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday was April Fool's Day, right?! I hope this is not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday was April Fool's Day, right?! I hope this is not true.

Now THAT would be funny.

[Anonymous]

The so-called Reverse Youngkin. Genius.

[Anonymous]

Would you prefer that if those things happen students learn they should ignore them? Is the school better off ignoring them?

I see nothing that suggests that anyone will be punished based solely on this reporting tool, but gathering data and empowering those who are on the receiving end of such actions is important.

-gds MS parent

[Anonymous]

I’m a teacher (not at GDS). It’s very common for schools to have a mechanism for anonymous reporting of incidents at school. Not sure what is shocking about this. A report is just that. It’s not a disciplinary proceeding or punishment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Way to encourage victimhood and divisiveness. If I don’t like something you said, I’m sure I can find an ism or micro aggression to accuse you of. This is DEI gone nuts.

I’m a BIPOC Democrat, so don’t even go there in terms of accusing me of conservatism. This sh*t is McCarthyism. No wonder you find it disturbing, OP. These folks done lost their minds.

This type of victim-demonizing attitude is why two-thirds of sexual assaults (a largely non-political issue, so don't even go there) are unreported to the police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way to encourage victimhood and divisiveness. If I don’t like something you said, I’m sure I can find an ism or micro aggression to accuse you of. This is DEI gone nuts.

I’m a BIPOC Democrat, so don’t even go there in terms of accusing me of conservatism. This sh*t is McCarthyism. No wonder you find it disturbing, OP. These folks done lost their minds.

This type of victim-demonizing attitude is why two-thirds of sexual assaults (a largely non-political issue, so don't even go there) are unreported to the police.

Huh, victim-demonizing? You are crazy lady.

There is a difference between imagining yourself a victim and being an actual victim.

Sexual assaults go unreported for a multitude of reasons.

Your logic is:

Women are blamed to being victims therefore everyone claiming to be a victim should be assumed to be telling the truth even if evidence proves they are making sh*t up.

Actually, false victimhood damages true victims.

[Anonymous]

Don’t borrow trouble. If people use it as described it sounds fine. If there are spurious reports or kids don’t get a chance to defend themselves or f accused then cross that bridge when you gone to it. I tint see any reason to think that will be the case.

[Anonymous]

Left wing Nazis!

[Anonymous]

You have far more rights living with Putin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way to encourage victimhood and divisiveness. If I don’t like something you said, I’m sure I can find an ism or micro aggression to accuse you of. This is DEI gone nuts.

I’m a BIPOC Democrat, so don’t even go there in terms of accusing me of conservatism. This sh*t is McCarthyism. No wonder you find it disturbing, OP. These folks done lost their minds.

This type of victim-demonizing attitude is why two-thirds of sexual assaults (a largely non-political issue, so don't even go there) are unreported to the police.

Huh, victim-demonizing? You are crazy lady.

There is a difference between imagining yourself a victim and being an actual victim.

Sexual assaults go unreported for a multitude of reasons.

Your logic is:

Women are blamed to being victims therefore everyone claiming to be a victim should be assumed to be telling the truth even if evidence proves they are making sh*t up.

Actually, false victimhood damages true victims.

Wow, you're both crazy and illogical.

How can a claim of "victimhood" be proved as "making shit up" if it's never reported in the first place?

[Anonymous]

OP, I share your concerns.

I don't understand why this needs to be formalized, and thus elevated in importance and visibility in this way. If a student/ family/ parent has a problem or an incident - do you really feel so uncomfortable that you can't just take it to the teacher or, if need be, the division head? Why come up with something like this? Parents have their kids in independent schools precisely because we don't want to deal with bureaucracy, and we want to think we have a listening ear among the teachers and the admin.

This is troubling on many levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Left wing Nazis!

Exactly!

After reporting their classmates they can move on to the denouncing their parents and neighbors.

I can sense Re-education sessions in the future for the insufficiently kind and Woke.