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Utah school allowing parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:08 am
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:08 am
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A Utah charter school that incorporates Black History Month into its lesson plans is now facing backlash from some after the school announced it was allowing parents to opt students out of the curriculum.
Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa announced the decision in a Friday post on the school's private Facebook page, according to local news outlet the Standard-Examiner.
Hirokawa wrote that he "reluctantly" sent a letter to families stating that administrators were allowing them "to exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school."
Hirokawa said in the post that "a few families" had asked not to participate in the curriculum, though he declined to tell the Standard-Examiner the exact number of parents who had contacted the school or the reasons they gave for making the request.
Twitter is pissed about this
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ETA: Looks like it's been rescinded
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Utah school rescinds option for parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum
OGDEN, Utah — One Ogden school has walked back its decision that would have allowed parents to opt out of Black History Month curriculum after receiving pushback from the community.
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This post was edited on 2/7/21 at 12:50 pm
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Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:08 am to RLDSC FAN
Good, its a racist premise to begin with and its about indoctrinating children
This post was edited on 2/7/21 at 11:09 am
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:09 am to RLDSC FAN
Would Twitter complain if they gave black families the option to not be forced to trying on the magical undergarments
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:10 am to RLDSC FAN
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Twitter is pissed about this
Twitter can frick off.
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administrators were allowing them "to exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school."
Yes folks, white people still DO have civil rights. I'm glad someone recognizes this.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:10 am to RLDSC FAN
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Micah Hirokawa
When is Asian history month?
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:11 am to RLDSC FAN
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Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa
Principal sounds Japanese. He better make sure the internment camps during WWII are in the curriculum too.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:11 am to RLDSC FAN
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Twitter is pissed about this
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:11 am to RLDSC FAN
I don't think learning about slavery, Jim Crow, etc. is the worst thing considering how recent it was... but you basically spend a two weeks on it every year from 2nd grade - senior year in public schools. it's a bit much.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:12 am to RLDSC FAN
Did someone check with pelicansfan123 about his opinion?
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:12 am to RLDSC FAN
The only fair thing to do here is to also let the black students opt out of white, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Jewish history months......
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:13 am to RLDSC FAN
quote:Is the treatment of Cajuns (As recent as the 20tb century) discussed in school curriculum across the country? How Native Americans killed each other long before big bad white man did? Surely we don’t want these facts lost on people.
We should not shield our children from the history of our Nation, the mistreatment of its African American citizens, and the bravery of civil rights leaders, but should educate them about it," Hirokawa said.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:14 am to RLDSC FAN
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Utah school allowing parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum
Good. I'd much prefer an American History month that covers all American's and their contributions throughout the month.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:16 am to RLDSC FAN
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to exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school."
That’s bullshite. There is no “civil right” to opt out of a curriculum.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:21 am to RLDSC FAN
The world is going to be a far better place when people realize Twitter is not an accurate reflection of society as a whole.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:21 am to RLDSC FAN
Good. Most of what they teach is revisionist bullshite anyways.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:22 am to RLDSC FAN
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Twitter is pissed about this
Twitter is always pissed about everything. The Twitter logo will be on the front gates of the re-education and "truth reconciliation" camps.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:23 am to Antonio Moss
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That’s bullshite. There is no “civil right” to opt out of a curriculum.
Are you saying parents can't have a say in what is taught to their kids?
Is it okay for anything to be taught even if it's a totally fictional account of history?
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:24 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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I don't think learning about slavery, Jim Crow, etc. is the worst thing considering how recent it was... but you basically spend a two weeks on it every year from 2nd grade - senior year in public schools. it's a bit much.
Yep, slavery and the cause/effect of in the colonies and US are already a huge part of the regular curriculum. Black History Month is just pandering. If you’re not teaching black history in the process of teaching American History, then you’re not teaching history.
Posted on 2/7/21 at 11:29 am to High C
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