A teacher said in a social media post that she planned to include sexually graphic books, “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” in her classroom library. “All Boys Aren’t Blue” has been purchased by other school libraries and promoted on reading lists.
Middlebury College removed the name of Vermont Gov. John Mead from the chapel that has embraced his name for over a century. Mead’s name was removed in the dead of night under the cover of darkness with no forewarning. This is particularly ironic given Middlebury’s own troubled history with eugenics.
“I cannot a prevent a future motion coming up in the next year or two on whatever, just like this motion came up. I can’t guarantee any of that to you as chair. But as of right now, I can tell you that the mascot is the Ravens, yes,” Board Chair Hurley Cavacas, Jr. said.
Superintendent McLaughlin is panicking that one school board has bravely decided to have a public discussion about this hateful ideology — which he seeks to dishonestly discredit as “limiting discussion.” In fact, he is trying to control the discussion, to eliminate opposing views to his new orthodoxy.
Students at Park Point University received an email that said “action could be taken” over complaints of “misgendering” or “pronoun misuse,” according to the school’s anti-discrimination policy, Campus Reform reported.
Religious schools in Vermont are receiving public taxpayer funds after the Supreme Court ruled states must not discriminate based on religion, and some schools forced to merge under Act 46 are now choosing to part ways after all.
She reports that “99% of those attending wanted school choice. That included admitted leftists, public school teachers, retired public school teachers, and some school administrators. At least half said they moved to Mendon and Chittenden because they had school choice.”
CRT is very definitely being taught in these schools. John Castle’s disingenuous efforts to paint this as “mere history” are shallow and dishonest. Bullying parents and others with lies is simply unprofessional and vile.
The National Education Association teachers union threatened to publicly criticize President Joe Biden’s administration if it did not implement stricter mask guidance, according to internal emails obtained by watchdog group Americans for Public Trust.
A mental-health counselor and men’s outreach coordinator at the University of Vermont, Keith E. Smith, suggested the university open a men’s center in 2008, but the idea was criticized by some women who asked, “Why would you give more resources to the most privileged group on campus,” he told the WSJ.
“Teachers are being given scripted questions like, ‘I wonder why many white people didn’t want black people to have an education.’ These conversations wouldn’t happen naturally among 7- and 8-year-olds, and they’re harmful.”
Militant officials at a American Federation of Teachers union subsidiary passed a resolution sharply condemning Israel and branding Jews as “colonial settlers.” Many CUNY professors are furious about PSC bosses’ decision to wade into Mideast politics.