A couple days ago I posted about a California district that didn't want white people to come to an event, today I'll post about a Massachusetts school that didn't want white students in a math program:
A Massachusetts public school district is facing a federal civil rights complaint over a math program allegedly only available to students of minority backgrounds.
The complaint, filed by advocacy group Parents Defending Education (PDE) Tuesday, accuses Milton Public Schools (MPS) of racial discrimination and political indoctrination. The accusations target "The Calculus Project," a MPS program which allows students who partake to attend workshops and enrichment courses designed to strengthen their understanding of mathematics.
Both PDE and MPS parents argue that "The Calculus Project" is discriminatory due to its mission of increasing "the representation and success of Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, People of Color, and low-income students." They also note several benefits that seemingly only such students would be able to obtain, including leadership opportunities and socialization.
Parents have expressed their concerns over the fairness and legality of "The Calculus Project" to MPS administrators.
"The Calculus Project is a wonderful idea to promote high level mathematics and kudos to those students that take advantage of this program," one parent states in email correspondence obtained by PDE. "My question is WHY is this not a program for all at MPS. It seems to me this program in itself is discriminatory against children that aren’t “African American / Black and Latin X."
The mind boggles that people think this is OK.
Are people of Asian descent considered POC?
ReplyDeleteNot in education--unless the lefties need them to be, and then they're only on probation.
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