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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grading for equity means that black kids will get more leeway with grades than whites for similar work. It was the #1 point that our diversity person mentioned about on the State of the School webinar. The Administration wants this.

There are Affinity Groups that meet on campus for black, hispanic and asian kids. No Affinity group for whites - obv. I do not like this segregation based on skin color BS.

LBGQ is also being pushed heavily in classwork and socially. The LGBQ high school club hosted a pizza party and invited MS kids without notifying parents. Required books in English push a pro-trans agenda. A recent guest speaker was a trans person pushing that narrative.

I'm not anti-gay or racist. My white son is very good friends with a black kid and has been for years. He's been to my house many times. His parents make about what we do, so there's no economic disparity. How is it fair that he is eligible for more flexible grading than my son simply because he's black?? [/quote]

My kids go to this school. I missed the State of School Webinar. I can’t believe this is school policy. I am sure we are not the only ones. [/quote]

I can't believe it either. PP, are you saying that the administration actually publically stated that POC children are given more leeway with grades than white children? That's a hell of a bold statement to make.

Agree with you about the affinity groups, although in fairness, many DMV private schools offer these. No way will my kids take part, but they are there and that's not unique to SSSAS.[/quote]

The infinity groups are the worst. Not at SSSAS, but a different Alexandria private. Pre-Covid, our school [b]required[/b] kids to join an affinity group and meet during the school day. There were quite a few to chose from: women, LQBTQ, Black, asian, atheist, Jewish. My white, straight, Christian son had no group to identify with. They created a group for all the white, Christian straight boys - “supporting diversity” affinity group. First meeting they had to write down all their privileges in a list. It was a great way to make my then 12 year old feel like sh*t about himself. [/quote]

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