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RICHMOND, VA- Thank God parents are starting to wake up. One positive that has come out of Zoom classes last year for K-12 students is parents got an up close and personal look at what their children are being taught.
And in a number of cases, they aren’t liking what they are seeing. Once again, Virginia is ground-zero for Marxist indoctrination of our kids, as the following will show.
It was recently uncovered that the Virginia Department of Education has been promoting a lesson plan for students in which they teach that police officers hate and target black men, as well as touting the benefits of communism.
According to a lesson plan (since locked down) on the state’s educational resources website #GoOpenVA, references a video of a book called “Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice.”
The book tells the story through the eyes of two children after an officer-involved shooting where the children ask their parents why the shooting happened. The book has been a source of controversy as it has been pushed on elementary school students throughout the country.
The book is touted as being about so-called “diversity and inclusion”—at the end of the book, the black boy and white girl reach out to a Middle Eastern student to join their team at recess. However, the book is full of anti-police propaganda.
In the story, a white police officer shot a black man whom he thought was carrying a gun—you know, feeding into the “cops are hunting down blacks” agenda.
The mother of the white girl tells her that the officer had made a mistake, but the brainwashed daughter straightens mom out—“It wasn’t a mistake…the cops shot him because he was black,” she tells her little sister.
Another part of the book has her teaching her sister that:
“Some white people still think most black men and boys are dangerous even though they’re not.”
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the black parents explain to their young son that the white police officer who shot the black man mistakenly would not go to jail because, “cops stick up for each other…and they don’t like black men.”
Sure sounds like a book that doesn’t indoctrinate kids in a particular narrative, doesn’t it?
But what of black police officers? The young boy in the book has an uncle and family friends who are police officers, and they are black. Of course, those officers are Uncle Tom’s, traitors to their race who clearly cannot be trusted.
“There are many cops, black and white, who make good choices…but we can’t always count on them to do what’s right,” father tells son.
The lesson plan, which is titled “Social Justice and Art” also went through an A through Z instruction manual on the glories of communism. Oh, for sure it doesn’t say the “C” word, but it sure pushes all the communist buttons.
For example, “A Is For Activist,” and calls on students to become abolitionists.
“C is for Co-Op. Cooperating cultures. Creative Counter to Corporate Vultures. Oh, and cats. Can you find the cats?” the book continued.
It gets worse from there. Under the letter “D”:
“Little d democracy. More than voting, you’ll agree. Dictators detest it. Donkeys don’t get it. But you and me? We Demand equality,’ the book says.
“M” is for monkey, right?
Oh no…”M stands for May Day,” which is of course a holiday celebrated in communist countries such as China, Cuba, North Korea and former Soviet bloc countries. You literally cannot make this up.
“N?” Why of course that stands for “No Justice, No Peace,” the rallying cry of Black Lives Matter terrorists.
In the book, the saying is on signs held by child protesters who appear to be very angry.
It continues…”R” stands for “Radical Reds!” and “U is for Union. Union yes!” This is sick.
Finally, “Z” is for Zebra, right? Nope…”Z is for Zapatista of course,” the book reads, that being a rebel group from Mexico, also called the Zapatista National Liberation Front. They are an anti-capitalist, anti-globalization group.
The book encourages children to become activists, to take to the streets and protest against…something.
“Open Minds Operate Best. Critical thinking Outside the test. Out of the Office and into the street! Organize! Educate! Occupy!” the book read.
Remember, your taxpayer dollars pay for this garbage.
The book also pushes the climate change agenda, slamming people who use oil and gas. It pushes the LGBTQ mafia’s latest crusade, trans rights. It is indoctrination in its purest form, in other words.
Law Enforcement Today recently reported on an elementary school in Falls Church, VA., Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, which posted materials for teaching the Marxist-based Critical Race Theory (CRT) on its website, while recommending “Woke Kindergarten” and “No White Saviors.” This was also reported in the Fairfax Times. Upon learning of the materials, parents in the district were outraged.
We also reported in the same story about a link, since-removed for a video called “60-second Woke Kindergarten” that featured the narrator saying, “I feel safe when there are no police.”
Only after parents slammed the school board did the district claim the postings were a “mistake” and removed them, the Times reported.
One parent told the Fairfax Times she couldn’t believe what she saw on the school’s website.
“I was shocked by what I saw on the Bailey’s Elementary School website,” said Asra Nomani. “Fairfax County Public Schools needs parental supervision. They continue to fail students and families by wasting valuable resources, staff time, and energy on the politics of indoctrination, rather than education.”
She continued:
‘It just took me a few minutes to find FCPS [Fairfax County Public Schools] promoting on an elementary school website the work of the divisive Abolitionist Teaching Network and also the R-rated social media feeds of a ‘sex educator’ and sexuality activists,” Nomani said.
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For our original reporting on the Fairfax County Schools, we invite you to:
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FALLS CHURCH, VA- Is there any wonder why some parents are at war with their public schools?
Look no further than Fairfax County, Virginia, where an elementary school shared a radical video for students which suggested that police are dangerous to be around, criticized white parents, and pushed radical LGBTQ ideology, Fox News reports.
The video, part of summer learning guidance and subsequently removed the video titled “Woke Kindergarten 60 Second Texts: Safe,” and claims it was posted “by mistake.” At the end of the short 58 second clip, the narrator says, “I feel safe when there are no police.”
According to American Thinker, once that video was over, the autoplay feature on the website shipped more videos to the young children, including such “classics” as “We Keep Us Safe,” an anti-police video; “They, She, He Easy as ABC” and “My Pronoun Book,” both pushing the radical transgender agenda; and “Black Lives Matter,” and “Rainbow Baby,” both of which push the radical neo-Marxist Black Lives Matter organization.
A spokesperson for the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), located just outside Washington, D.C., said the video was posted in “error” and was removed as soon as officials became aware. It is more than likely it was removed as soon as it went public.
Fox said the video was included in a summer learning guide at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in the city of Falls Church, along with other content related to critical race theory, Black Lives Matter and news articles critical of white parents, the Fairfax County Times reported.
The “Woke Kindergarten” Instagram link was also included in a list of so-called “equity resources for teachers” on the school’s website. In other words, the chances that it was “posted in error” are slim and none.
Fox said screenshots of the now deleted content show the “Woke Kindergarten” material was linked to a summer reading guide for second graders under a section entitled “Mentor Texts for Writing.”
Parents in the district became aware of the content before it was removed. Elizabeth Shultz, a former FCPS board member wrote that “someone needs firing!”
According to Asra Nomani, vice president at Parents Defending Education, whose son recently graduated from the Fairfax County district said the summer reading guidance may have also been available to students in other district schools. The group preserved a copy of the summer learning guide prior to its removal.
“The message that they’re trying to send to the second graders is exactly the mixed messages that adults are having to deal with, which is we feel unsafe out in the streets now because of the entire ‘defund the police’ movement that has led to less police presence,” she told Fox News last week.
“But now the police are being blamed for it. So it’s this contradiction that is basically very manipulative—and it’s so inappropriate for second graders to have to grapple with this.”
Police being excoriated and blamed for the nation’s ills also comes in the midst of liberals attempting to remove school resource officers from schools.
“It’s a very dangerous message because there was a time when you were actually taught to go to the police, if you were lost or if you felt unsafe,” she said.
The since-removed website, besides linking to “Woke Kindergarten,” also linked to accounts on social media called “No White Saviors,” as well as individual personal accounts which contained photographs and information which a number of parents considered too sensitive to be suggested for elementary school teachers to include in classroom instruction, the Fairfax County Times said.
Here is the “Learning Guide” for 2nd graders from Fairfax County Public Schools, VA, with the hyperlink to “Woke Kindergarten” reading of “Safe,” with the message: “I feel safe when there are no police.” @FairfaxCountyPD @stella_pekarsky
PDF: https://t.co/SCfXqxJH5V— Asra Q. Nomani (@AsraNomani) July 31, 2021
They noted that some of the photos suggested accounts that had explicit language or content including nudity and semi-nudity.
Schultz posted photographs of the information on Twitter.
“This is Not Education—it is indoctrination. School Boards in Fairfax & beyond: STOP targeting CRT, sexualized, & politicized content to little children; lying to parents that you’re not doing it; & pressing employees into professional development to make them complicit,” she tweeted.
🚨This Is Not Education.
– it is indoctrination.School Boards in Fairfax & beyond: STOP targeting CRT, sexualized, & politicized content to little children; lying to parents that you’re not doing it; & pressing employees into professional development to make them complicit. pic.twitter.com/YlvIzAfeeu
— Elizabeth L. Schultz (@Think_Schultz) July 23, 2021
The Times said they reached out to Bailey’s Crossroads principal, however, was intercepted by the FCPS who provided the ass-covering statement about removing the content.
If someone clicks on the original link that contained the controversial information, visitors are taken to Bailey Elementary’s website, however there is a message that says, “You are not authorized to access this page,” and access is denied.
Schultz slammed the suggested media, claiming it was not professional for education:
“K-12 educators: it’s not ok to source our training this way—stand up & speak up; children deserve parents & teachers who don’t believe this is acceptable professional development,” she tweeted.
K-12 educators: it’s is not ok to source your training this way.
– stand up & speak up; children deserve parents & teachers who don’t believe this is acceptable professional development pic.twitter.com/e2Xaxl6orh— Elizabeth L. Schultz (@Think_Schultz) July 23, 2021
Nomani suggested the FCPS needs more parental oversight.
“I was shocked by what I saw on the Bailey’s Elementary School website. Fairfax County Public Schools needs parental supervision,” she said.
“They continue to fail students and families by wasting valuable resources, staff time, and energy on the politics of indoctrination, rather than education.
It just took me a few minutes to find FCPS promoting on an elementary school website the work of the divisive Abolitionist Teaching Network and also the R-rated social media feeds of a ‘sex educator’ and sexuality activists.”
I’d like to ask @fcpsnews @FCPSSupt and @AkieaG,
the creator of Woke Kindergarten, to comment on the criticism that it’s inappropriate, dangerous + anti-police to teach 2nd graders: “I feel safe when there are no police.” Could you please comment?https://t.co/P8BNBdXM5e— Asra Q. Nomani (@AsraNomani) July 31, 2021
Besides Schultz and Nomani, a number of other parents were also outraged by the content.
“I’m now outta fcps bc we moved our last to private but everyone on her should post this to their personal page so that as many families as possible wake up,” one parent commented on Facebook.
“This is absurd, and I don’t normally post anything controversial normally, but this is beyond reproach. Any public school system that would allow links to private social sites without concern for the content clearly feels above their constituents.”
Another parent said:
“White parents are what’s wrong with public schools?” the parent asked. “I have been involved in helping and supporting public schools my whole life.
When my twins were younger sometimes, I was room parent for both classes, volunteered in the classroom, library, PTA, office, school board parent rep (Ohio). The title and description of the podcast [Nice White Parents] is infuriating.”
Nomani continued:
“It’s unconscionable the indoctrination FCPS is pushing on vulnerable at-risk minority students and families at a Title 1 school, where many families are Hispanic immigrants from Central America, still learning English,” Nomani said.
“Meanwhile they are keeping such controversial material off the websites of schools with mostly white students. They know that most parents would never accept such inappropriate material for their young ones. They shouldn’t try to pull a fast one on any parents. We must all remain vigilant about what is happening in our local schools, prioritizing always the wellbeing—not corruption—of our youth.”
Law Enforcement Today recently reported on the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN), which the Biden administration was forced to distance itself from after it included the same link in guidance published for the country’s schools for safe coronavirus reopening’s, also calling the posting there an “error.”
The head of ATN, a neo-Marxist radical named Bettina Love, is a proponent of critical race theory, who has also advocated for the elimination of prisons, capitalism and pretty much every other pillar of American society, according to National Review. In fact, Love has advocated replacing America itself and starting over with a new system. This is what our kids are being taught.
According to Fox, a description of “Woke Kindergarten” also pushes so-called “abolitionist” education.
“Woke Kindergarten is a global, abolitionists early learning community, creative expanse and consultancy supporting children, families, educators and organizations in their commitment to abolitionist early education and pro-black liberation.”
The suggestion has been made by some, including Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, and right here on these pages that perhaps it is time for cameras in the classrooms. If they’re good enough for, as the left says, “controlling ‘rogue’ cops,” so too should it be good enough to control rogue teachers.
For our previous report on the Biden administration getting caught advocating for the neo-Marxist Abolitionist Teaching Network, we invite you to:
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The following editorial is written by a retired Chief of Police and current staff writer for Law Enforcement Today.
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The “American Rescue Plan” has been touted by the Biden administration as a means to help American people and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
However a new report from Fox News shows the plan has much more in mind than offering financial support to the American people and businesses.
Included within the ARP is the administration’s guidance for reopening schools in the fall and includes the promotion of a radical activist group’s handbook that pushes critical race theory.
The handbook, authored by the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN) advocates teachers to “disrupt whiteness and other forms of oppression.”
The Department of Education provided a link to the ATN’s “Guide for Racial Justice & Abolitionist Social and Emotional Learning” within its guidance for reopening schools while recommending how schools should spend the windfall, they received through the American Rescue Plan.
According to Fox, the ATN’s website is full of links to materials and various forms of media which include language clearly associated with critical race theory, although they are incredibly careful to avoid using that specific phrase.
“’Abolitionist Teachers’ should ‘[b]uild a school culture that engages in healing and advocacy. This requires a commitment to learning from students, families and educators who disrupt whiteness and other forms of oppression,’” the guide says.
Advocates for critical race theory, including the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten have claimed that it is not being taught in public schools, and says those speaking out against it are misinformed.
However, a significant number of ATN’s board members and associated activists are either current or former teachers and educators who have pushed for race-related reform in schools.
Fox notes that ATN’s mission statement is somewhat vague, however information contained within the website shows its desire to overhaul the educational system and push for racial awareness.
“Abolitionist Teaching Network’s mission is to develop and support those in the struggle for educational freedom utilizing the intellectual work and direct action of Abolitionists in many forms,’ according to the group’s website.
The materials referenced by the Department of Education, however, specify exactly how so-called “Abolitionist Teachers” should direct students toward abolitionist social and emotional learning.
One area where ATN goes off the rails is where they talk about something called “spirit murder.” What exactly is that?
According to the Washington Free Beacon citing documents obtained by Christopher Rufo of City Journal, the term was defined as:
“[The murder of] the souls of black children every day through systemic, institutionalized, anti-black, state-sanctioned violence.”
The group advocates removing “all punitive or disciplinary practices that spirit murder black, brown or indigenous children.”
Among other demands by the ATN’s guide includes:
“[f]ree, antiracist therapy for white educators and support staff,” while stating that teaching and learning standards, including teacher evaluations should be “grounded in the pursuit of black, brown, and indigenous liberation, criticality, excellence and joy,” whatever all that means.
Co-founder Bettina Love, a racist anti-white extremist has actively said that the network is not interested in creating or reimagining schools, rather they seek to “destroy[ing] schools that do nothing but harm black and brown children.”
She said the group would “create a national database of antiracist school counselors, therapists and lawyers,” whom she said would work as “activists in residence” to travel across the U.S. and “go into schools or communities and do the work of dismantling.”
“If you don’t recognize that white supremacy is in everything we do, then we got a problem. I want us to be feared.”
This is the chairman of a group the Department of Education is using to guide the reopening of America’s schools, a clear neo-Marxist radical.
A second co-founder and fellow board member Brandelyn Tosolt describes herself as an “educator of white teachers.” She claimed during the webinar that she has a “significant history” of “trying to help other white teachers trouble their internalized white supremacy and anti-blackness.”
So one would wonder, why would the Department of Education link to such a radical organization? According to Rufo, Love was hosted in 2020 by Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, then superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, as previously reported by Fox News.
Love conducted “diversity training” for district managers and principals last September, during which Love said schools didn’t see blacks as human and were anti-black. She also claimed schools “spirit murder” black students.
Fox reported that when introducing Love, Marten gave her a “glowing introduction.”
Schools across the country have access to a cool $122 billion for the Department of Education to dole out to state agencies, who would then distribute the money to local school systems.
The American Rescue Plan mandates that at least 20% of the funds be utilized in consideration of “students’ academic, social and emotional needs.”
The Department of Education’s handbook links to the ATN in one section.
“Schools are microcosms of society, therefore, culturally responsive practices [and] intentional conversations related to race and social emotional learning…are the foundation for participating in a democracy and should be anchor tenets in building a schoolwide system of educational opportunity,” then hyperlinks to the Abolitionist Teaching Network.
The handbook says:
“[S]tudents and families still experience racism and implicit bias in their lives in and out of school. Efforts to reengage students of color can be supported by directly working to address any longstanding feelings of distrust resulting from students’ and families’ of color experiences in school prior to the pandemic and that may have been exacerbated by events of the last year in and out of the school context.”
One area of the ATN’s propaganda piece which is worthy of note is where it addresses school discipline.
Educators, it says, should “resist punitive or disciplinary approaches, and do not involve school resource officers or police.”
In other words, and this is addressed further within the document, ATN wants “all punitive or disciplinary practices that ‘spirit murder’ black, brown and indigenous children” removed. That would appear to include school resource officers.
So, it would appear that this group doesn’t want police anywhere near the schools. To what end?
In May 2018, a school resource officer at a high school in Illinois likely stopped a mass school shooting. The incident, at Dixon High School saw SRO Mark Dallas, who the suspect shot at, return fire and hit the suspect, according to WOAD. No students or staff members were injured in the incident. Officer Dallas was praised for his quick action.
“I could not be more proud of the officer…because of his heroic actions lives were saved,” said Dixon Police Chief Steven C. Howell.
Earlier, in March 2018 another school resource officer likely stopped a mass school shooting at Great Hills High School in Great Mills, Maryland. A teenager shot and critically wounded a girl inside the school, then was confronted by the SRO who shot and killed him.
St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron praised the SRO, Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill for his quick action, noting he was able to contain the situation in under a minute.
“Had to cover significant ground,” Cameron said. “The premise is simple: you go to the sound of gunfire.”
In 2014, two SROs in Troutdale, Oregon were credited with preventing carnage at the Reynold High School, according to The Blaze.
Officers Nick Thompson and Kyle Harris were at the school when two shots were fired in the boy’s locker room. After fatally shooting a student, the shooter went into one of the school bathrooms. It was unclear how he died, however one of the officers fired shots at him.
“As soon as this happened, they were there in less than a minute,” Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said at the time. “Had they not been there, it could have been a lot worse.”
Troutdale Police Chief Scott Anderson also praised the officers’ quick response, saying they likely “saved many of our students’ lives.”
So we ask again…to what end would we remove school resource officers from schools, and moreover why would we work to prevent police in general from responding to schools? That is the end came for these CRT zealots, who are attempting to turn our schools into neo-Marxist training camps.
This is why it is more important than ever for parents and other interested parties to be very aware of what our children are being indoctrinated into in our schools.
The Biden administration and the Department of Education are clearly down with the revolution. We would propose that Biden doesn’t even know what’s going on due to his cognitive state. We already have a generation of children at risk after they lost over one-year of in-person education, and now when they are getting ready to return to school, they’re potentially going to be instructed in this garbage?
The Marxists are in charge, and it is up to us to defeat them.
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