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[quote=Anonymous]Heavens it was a PITA to find the resolution because everyone is frickin' calling it legislation and it isn't... 
Here's a link to the 5 page MS Word Doc-  https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=1262&AID=1274907&MID=93474

Could someone please point out where it says things like the Tulsa Massacre and lynching and Japanese internment and giving the Native Americans smallpox can't be taught?

#4- Affirms that we will not support, or impart, any K-12 public education resources or standards which (i) indoctrinate students in social, or political, ideology or theory, or (ii) promote one race or sex above another,

#5- Believes that no state education agency, school district, or school shall teach, instruct, or train any administrator, teacher, staff member, or employee to adopt or believe any of the following concepts: (a) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (b) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (c) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual’s race; (d) members of one race cannot or should not attempt to treat others without respect to race; (e) an individual’s moral standing or worth is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex; (f) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex; (g) an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex; (h) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular race to oppress members of another race; (i) fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to a race or sex, or to members of a race or sex because of their race or sex.

#6- Believes that no teacher, administrator, or other employee in any state education agency, school district, or school administration shall approve for use, make use of, or carry out, standards,  curricula,  lesson  plans,  textbooks,  instructional  materials,  or  instructional practices that serve to inculcate in students the following concepts: (a) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (b) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (c) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual’s race; (d) members of one race cannot and should not attempt to treat  others  without  respect  to  race;  (e)  an  individual's  moral  standing  or  worth  is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex; (f) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex; (g) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex; (h) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a members of a particular race to oppress members of another race; (i) that the advent of slavery in the territory that is now the United States constituted the true founding of the United States; or (j) that, with respect to their relationship to American values, slavery and racism are anything other than 
deviations from, betrayals of, or failures to live up to, the authentic founding principles of the United States, which include liberty and equality,

A lot of my white neighbors and co-workers are getting high off of this CRT/BLM White Fragility racist anti-racist train of thought and you all are reading things into the resolution... what power does a damned resolution have anyway.

I'm not white so I have no idea why this is so appealing. But what concerns me as a MC AfAm is that some well meaning white teacher will undermine the discipline and lessons we are teaching our DS at home and excuse poor performance on his part on racism.  This is all a smokescreen to ignore the poor education the public system has been delivering to communities of color since Brown v Board. Of course schools will be a prison pipeline if the students don't get the skills necessary to be functional workers in the economy. Have you seen the test scores for DCPS? Is a DCPS education enough to get a decent job with a living wage in this town? Nah, instead teach grievance not skills. Tell the students the world owes them something and be surprised how they react when the world does not pay up.[/quote]

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