(06-28-2021 05:35 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 20)

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8. College To Charge Unvaccinated Students $1,500 ‘Health & Safety’ Fee – Campus Reform
Rhodes College plans to charge unvaccinated students $1,500 per semester to allegedly “cover the costs of mandatory testing.” The school has yet to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all students, staff, and faculty, though it strongly encourages vaccination.

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10. A Tale Of Two Universities: Indiana University Sued For Vaccine Mandate, University Of Wisconsin Declines Mandate – The Daily Wire
Two Big Ten universities are taking drastically different approaches to vaccination mandates for returning students. Indiana University is mandating vaccination for all returning students, staff, and faculty, and is being sued by eight students who claim that the mandate violates their Fourteenth Amendment rights. The University of Wisconsin-Madison will not mandate vaccines for any students, staff, or faculty, though they are highly encouraged.

9. George Washington University To Strip Name Of Longest-Serving President From Campus Building – The College Fix

George Washington University’s Board of Trustees voted to rename the Marvin Center, which was named after the school’s longest-serving president Cloyd Heck Marvin. Marvin was determined to be a racist figure, prompting the Board to rename the building to the University Student Center.

8. Vaccine Passports Mandated For Students To Be Maskless At Virginia School – Young America’s Foundation
Emory & Henry College, a small Virginia school, will require vaccinated students to wear a lanyard if they wish to go maskless on campus. Non-vaccinated students will be required to wear masks inside and outside.

7. Virginia Theological Seminary Pays First Round Of Reparations Checks – Campus Reform
Virginia Theological Seminary paid an initial 16 reparations payments to descendants of enslaved people who worked on the campus before abolition. The school hired a research team that investigates claims. Reparations recipients receive approximately $2,100 per year.

6. California Professor Says Joseph Stalin Was A ‘Very Successful Revolutionary’ – Campus Reform
A professor at Riverside City College in California tweeted out support for Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, who killed millions of his own people. The professor tweeted, “I would certainly conclude that [Stalin] is one of the great leaders of the 20th c(entury) though.”

5. University Of Connecticut Hosts Exhibition Featuring ‘Puppetry’s Racial Reckoning’ – UConn Today
The University of Connecticut’s Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry created a Black Lives Matter-inspired exhibit about “Puppetry’s Racial Reckoning.” The exhibition “demonstrates that puppetry is also a forum to address contemporary issues by helping to foster conversation and understanding about the complexities of race, prejudice, stereotypes, and systemic racism.”

4. State PTA Threatens To Disband Magnet School PTA After Its Asian Parents Reject Anti-Merit Woke Policies – The Daily Wire
The Virginia state-wide PTA threatened to disband the nation’s top math high school’s PTA after it elected a board that intended to stand up for the interests of their high-performing children. Progressives in the state abolished the magnet school’s entrance exam and are attempting to lower the number of Asian students admitted to the school.

3. UNC Board Of Trustees Approves Tenure For Controversial ‘1619 Project’ Creator – The College Fix
After a months-long battle, the University of North Carolina’s Board of Trustees granted The New York Times’ “1619 Project” creator Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure. The board held a special meeting and approved her tenure by a 9-4 vote.

2. Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Will Debate Resolution Accusing Israel Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ – Washington Free Beacon
The National Education Association will debate two anti-Israel resolutions at its annual meeting. One measure calls for the U.S. to cut funding to Israel, while another would spend $71,500 on promoting Palestinian causes.

1. Teacher Gives Out Flyers Advising Kids On Abortions Without Consent – New York Post
Stewart Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, distributed flyers to eighth-grade students about abortions and sex. The flyer claimed that students can obtain an abortion legally without parental consent “AT ANY AGE,” and purchase condoms as well.

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10. Duke Professor Under Fire For Paper That Encouraged Support For Cleaner Energy In Africa – The College Fix

A professor at Duke University is being scrutinized for publishing a paper that encouraged African nations to transition away from wood-burning stoves to clean, inexpensive energy options that could offset carbon emissions. The Duke alumni Twitter account also fell under fire for promoting the paper.

9. Biden Admin Expands Tuition Breaks For Future Teachers, Removes GPA Requirement To Provide Access To ‘Students Of Color’ – The Daily Wire

The Biden administration announced plans to expand tuition breaks for future teachers via the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program run by the Department of Education. The plan will also remove the GPA requirement for grant recipients to allegedly provide more access to “students of color.”

8. Parents At Exclusive Manhattan School Reject Apology From Principal Over Woke Video – New York Post

Parents at the Spence School, an elite $57,000-per-year all-girls private school in Manhattan, opted to reject an apology issued from the school’s principal over a video shown to students disparaging white women. Parents claim that Principal Bodie Brizendine is not doing enough to curb the school’s “woke agenda.”

7. UC San Diego Requires New Assistant Chemistry Profs To Complete Research That Advances ‘Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression’ – The Daily Wire

The University of California San Diego is requiring new assistant professors in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to address issues of “race and racism.” Assistant professors in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are required to “design and teach undergraduate courses that align with the African American Studies Minor (AASM) and the Black Diaspora and African American Studies Major.”

6. Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Moves Forward With Resolution That Dubs Israel ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’ – The Daily Wire

Representatives for the nation’s largest teachers union passed a resolution aimed at recognizing Palestine as a state. The resolution passed during the National Education Association’s annual representative meeting was “referred to the appropriate committee” and insists the union “must recognize the existence and sovereignty of Palestine and Palestinian children and families and their human right to access a quality education and live freely.”

5. Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer For Position At Howard University – The Hill

New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones announced that she rejected a tenured position at the University of North Carolina and will take a similar position at Howard University, a historically black college. Hannah-Jones’ announcement came after UNC initially denied Hannah-Jones tenure.

4. Ohio Private School Students Denied Re-Enrollment After Moms’ ‘Inflammatory’ Campaign Against ‘Indoctrination’ – Fox News

The children of two outspoken Ohio mothers were denied re-enrollment at a prestigious private school after the duo demanded transparency in their children’s alleged race-based curriculum. The mothers were notified on June 11 that they had breached the school’s parent-school contract by creating a coalition that pushed back on what they call the school’s “intimidation and bullying” campaign against students and parents with non-progressive views.

3. Teachers Union President Falsely Claims CRT Critics Want To Ban Schools From ‘Teaching History,’ ‘Discussing Racism’ – The Daily Wire

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, shared an article from the Washington Post falsely claiming that critical race theory opponents don’t want children to be taught history or have discussions about racism. Weingarten captioned the article, “Incredibly important piece from [Kimberlé Crenshaw] about why these bans on teaching history and discussing racism in the classroom are so dangerous. Our students deserve to have the freedom to learn and discuss this in school.”

2. Chicago Public Schools Putting Free Condoms In Nearly Every School, Including Elementary – Chicago Sun-Times

Nearly every Chicago Public School (CPS) will provide students as young as fifth-graders with menstruation products and condoms. The CPS Board of Education passed an action item that requires all schools in Illinois to provide menstruation products and requires schools that teach fifth grade and up to maintain a “condom availability program.”

1. Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Says It Will Teach Critical Race Theory In All 50 States, 14,000 School Districts – The Daily Wire

The nation’s largest teacher union pledged to teach critical race theory — the ideology that claims America is irredeemably rooted in racism — in all 50 states and across the more than 14,000 school districts the union works with. Following negative press coverage of the resolution from primarily right-of-center news outlets, the NEA removed the agenda item from its website.

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10. Notre Dame Students, Faculty Are Trying To Keep Chick-Fil-A Off Campus – Campus Reform
Students and faculty at the University of Notre Dame signed an open letter to the school opposing the addition of a Chick-Fil-A on campus. Two students opined in an op-ed for the student newspaper that they have “serious ethical concerns” with Chick-Fil-A.

9. George Washington Prof: Make Life ‘Hard’ For Unvaccinated People – The College Fix

George Washington University public health Professor Leana Wen appeared on CNN where she argued that life should be “hard” for people who have chosen not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. “It needs to be hard for people to remain unvaccinated,” Wen said. “Right now, it’s kind of the opposite.”

8. Davidson College Offers ‘#AbolishThePolice’ Course – Campus Reform
Davidson College in North Carolina will offer a course called “#AbolishThePolice: Race and Policing in the U.S.” during the fall semester. The class description claims that the class will “enlist Black political and feminist theories and social and political philosophies to critically examine and think through issues of race, criminalization, incarceration, police militarization, predictive policing, surveillance, and domestic security.”

7. YouTube Censors Video Of School Board Meeting On Mask Mandates – Washington Free Beacon
YouTube temporarily censored a video of parents questioning the need for mask mandates at an Illinois public high school, even after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that masks were unnecessary in schools. The video was reinstated less than 12 hours after it was taken down.

6. Illinois State University Gives $1,000 Scholarships To 100 Students Who Get Fully Vaccinated – Campus Reform
Illinois State University is offering a $1,000 scholarship and $100 gift cards to vaccinated students in hopes of encouraging more students to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The university will give out a total of $100,000 in scholarship money and $7,500 in gift cards uploaded directly to student’s IDs for campus purchases. Illinois State University is not mandating vaccines for students to return to campus.

5. OU Professor: Speech In Classroom Is ‘Different Than Freedom Of Speech’ – Campus Reform
University of Oklahoma Professor Julie Ward told The Oklahoma Daily that suppressing “disruptive” student speech is permissible and not considered a violation of the First Amendment. “Speech inside the classroom is different than freedom of speech,” Ward said. “It isn’t suppressing someone’s free speech if they are being disruptive or making it impossible for other students to learn.”

4. Elementary School Lecture Compares Immigrant Detention At Southern Border To Japanese Internment During WWII – Washington Free Beacon
A Maryland public elementary school taught children as young as six years old that the current detention facilities at the U.S. southern border are comparable to Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. The lecture proceeded to show students images of Asian activists holding signs that read, “Abolish ICE, “#DefendBlackLife,” and “#DefundThePolice.”

3. PA School District Shells out $68,000 On Diversity Investigation, Internal Reports Show District Went $428,000 Over Budget – The Daily Wire
A Pennsylvania school district spent $68,231.50 on a no-bid contract to conduct a “race-based discrimination [and] harassment investigation,” though a June 30 financial projections analysis indicates that the school district went $428,000 over budget. Upper Adams School District in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, hired a Philadelphia-based law firm, Fox Rothschild, to conduct the investigation.

2. Student Club At UNC Demands ‘Anti-Racist Alerts’ When ‘White Supremacists’ Come To Campus – Young America’s Foundation
A student club at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is demanding that the university create “anti-racist alerts” to inform students when ‘white supremacists” come to campus. Examples of “white supremacists” given by the group include Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, and pro-life groups.

1. Wisconsin School District Provides ‘Sexually Explicit’ Books To Third Graders; Material Teaches Students How To Use ‘Sex Apps’ – The Daily Wire
Students at Elmbrook School District in Brookfield, Wisconsin, have access to a slew of “sexually explicit” books via their school-provided computers, including content that dubs traditional views of marriage as “ignorant.” One of the books provided offers a play-by-play of how to use Grindr and other “sex apps.” A law firm claims that the school district violated state law by providing students with these materials.

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10. U. Pennsylvania Law School Group Wants Cancelation Of Student Trips To Israel – The College Fix
The “Students for Justice in Palestine” chapter at the University of Pennsylvania Law School is calling on the school to cancel all trips to Israel, citing the country’s alleged human rights abuses. The student group argues that one of the school-sponsored trips brainwashes students into holding pro-Israel views.

9. Federal Judge Upholds Indiana University Vaccine Mandates – The Daily Wire

A federal judge upheld Indiana University’s vaccination mandate for students, faculty, and staff who wish to return to campus in the fall. In June, eight students filed a lawsuit to halt the mandate, claiming that it violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights. These include the right to personal autonomy and bodily integrity.

8. Chicago Public Schools To Require Students, Teachers To Wear Masks – New York Post
Chicago Public Schools announced that students, teachers, and faculty will be required to wear face masks indoors during the upcoming school year. “Continuing to require masks will help make sure those in our school communities who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which encompasses the majority of our students, remain as safe as possible,” the school district said in a statement.

7. Public School Teacher Who Praised China’s Coronavirus Response Receives ‘History Teacher Of The Year’ Award – The Daily Wire
A District of Columbia public school teacher who praised China’s coronavirus response received the district’s 2021 “History Teacher of the Year” award. The teacher, Caneisha Mills, has worked with an outside educators organization called the Zinn Education Project, named after the well-known socialist Howard Zinn.

6. Fairfax School District Sends Educators PowerPoint On How To Implement Critical Race Theory – The Daily Wire
The Fairfax County Public School district in Virginia sent out a PowerPoint to teachers explaining how to explicitly implement Critical Race Theory in the classroom. The resource was intended to be a “teacher facing item,” and lists a slew of progressive ideologies and explains how to implement them into the classroom.

5. ASU Professor: Parents Should Lose ‘Veto Power’ Over ‘Most Transition-Related Pediatric Care’ – Campus Reform
Arizona State University professor Maura Priest penned an academic paper arguing that parents should have their “veto” powers revoked when consenting to their children’s gender transition. The professor continues to argue that the lived experiences of LGBT members should trump medical opinions.

4. Biden Administration Promotes Radical Group Pushing Critical Race Theory In Schools – Fox News
The Biden administration included — and then removed — a radical handbook from the Abolitionist Teaching Network as part of its COVID-19 school reopening guidance. The Abolitionist Teaching Network instructs teachers to “disrupt whiteness,” and one of the organization’s founders sees it as her mission to “trouble [white teachers’] internalized White supremacy and anti-Blackness.”

3. Over 40 Percent Of Baltimore High Schoolers Earn Below A ‘D’ Average – The College Fix
A new report found that 41% of public high school students in Baltimore City Schools failed to earn a “D” grade point average. That number has almost doubled from the previous school year. The district blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the high numbers. “Consistent with the experience of many school districts across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions to student learning,” the district said.

2. Progressive ‘Equity’ Group Trains Kansas Teachers To The Tune Of $400,000 – The Daily Wire
Shawnee Mission School District, the third-largest school district in Kansas, is training its teachers in Deep Equity. The school district spent more than $400,000 on the training, which is inspired by Critical Race Theory. The district employs 4,300 educators and has over 27,000 students.

1. Oregon Middle School Educators Fired For Emailing Ben Shapiro – The Daily Wire
Two middle school educators in Oregon were fired for emailing Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro their thoughts on transgender bathroom policies. The school district claimed it was using school resources to work on a political campaign. The school board voted 4-3 to terminate the assistant principal and the science teacher who penned the emails.

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10. Professor Who Called On UPenn To Revoke Trump’s Degree Is Running For U.S. Senate – The Daily Wire
University of Pennsylvania professor Eric Orts, who once called on the school to revoke former President Donald Trump’s undergraduate degree, is running for the U.S. Senate. Orts was among the six professors who asked the university’s administration to investigate unsubstantiated claims that Trump — a Wharton graduate — cheated on his SAT exam.

9. Democratic Rep. Claims Critical Race Theory Not Taught In Elementary Schools – The Federalist

During an interview with Axios, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn denied that Critical Race Theory is being taught in elementary school. Clyburn said that his opponents use Critical Race Theory as a “red herring” and claimed that the ideology is taught exclusively at the university level.

8. Nation’s Largest 4-Year Public University System Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines For Students And Faculty – The Daily Wire
California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, announced that it would require all faculty, staff, and students accessing facilities at any of its campuses to be immunized against COVID-19 for the fall term. Administrators cited “evolving circumstances” for “announcing the pending requirement now without waiting for any further action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”

7. Arizona State University Hires CRT Scholar For Its Music, Dance, And Theatre School – The College Fix
Arizona State University hired a new faculty member in its School of Music, Dance, and Theater whose music research focuses on race and racism. Assistant Professor of Music Learning and Teaching Joyce McCall studies “double consciousness theory” and culturally relevant pedagogy, as well.

6. West Virginia University Librarian: Saying Lesbians Are Going Extinct Is ‘The Latest Form Of Transphobia’ – The College Fix
West Virginia humanities librarian Lynne Stahl accused people of being “transphobic” if they question why the number of lesbians has stagnated while transgenderism has risen. Her article comes after a Gallup poll revealed that more Americans identified as LGBTQ between 2017 and 2021, though the number of people who identify as lesbian remained almost the same.

5. Biden’s Education Department Office For Civil Rights Nominee Refuses To Condemn Racial Discrimination – American Enterprise Institute
President Joe Biden’s Education Department Office for Civil Rights nominee refused to condemn racial discrimination during her nomination hearings. The head of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is in charge of deciding whether to investigate parent and student complaints, including ones about Critical Race Theory. GOP leaders introduced legislation to mandate the Office for Civil Rights investigate all claims related to Critical Race Theory.

4. Virginia Teacher Placed On ‘Administrative Leave’ After Questioning The District’s Equity Training Program – The Daily Wire
Virginia teacher Shelly Norden was placed on administrative leave after questioning the school district’s equity training program. Norden used her social media accounts to discuss the problematic nature of “Deep Equity” training, which landed her in trouble with the school’s equity lead and other top administrators.

3. University of Illinois-Chicago Prof Reported To School For Urging Students To Turn Assignment In On-Time – The College Fix
A professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago created a GroupMe chat with students to allow them to ask questions about an upcoming assignment. One student asked if they could pick a different topic the night before the assignment was due. In response, the professor reminded the student that the assignment was due the next day. The student reported the professor for being inconsiderate of student anxiety.

2. University Of California Medical Prof Apologizes For Saying ‘Pregnant Women’ – The Daily Wire
A professor of medicine within the University of California system apologized to his students for saying the word “pregnant women,” instead of “pregnant people,” in a medical classroom. The professor sent the apology via email and said that it was inappropriate to imply that only women can give birth.

1. Minnesota Students Told To Hide ‘Equity Survey’ Questions From Parents – New York Post
A Minnesota student claimed that she was told to keep the content of an “equity survey” from their parents, including questions about gender identity. “My teacher said that I could not skip any questions even when I didn’t understand them,” the young student said. “One question asked us what gender we identify with.”

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10. Four Months Later, UCLA Has Not Released Contract With Chinese Government – Campus Reform
The University of California-Los Angeles has dodged public record requests from Campus Reform for over four months. The news outlet reached out to a slew of universities and 32 have provided documents to Campus Reform. The university appears to be dodging the California Public Records Act, which mandates public institutions respond to record requests within 10 business days.

9. ‘My Motherland…Was Ravaged By Communism!’: Iranian Immigrant Shreds Critical Race Theory At Board Meeting, Mic Yanked – The Daily Wire

An Iranian immigrant and mother of three was allegedly silenced when she spoke out at a West Chester, Pennsylvania, school district’s school board meeting. The mother spoke out against the district’s efforts to incorporate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” — efforts that involve tenets of Critical Race Theory.

8. Harvard Law Supports Advocacy For Polyamorous Relationships – Campus Reform
Harvard Law School’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic is openly supporting the Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition, a legal advocacy group that seeks to promote “legal protections for people in polyamorous relationships.” Harvard Law Today, the school’s prestigious legal outfit, defined Polyamory as “a form of non-monogamous relationship involving more than two adult partners at the same time, with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.”

7. Nonprofit Encourages Art Educators To Teach Through The ‘Lens’ Of Critical Race Theory – The Daily Wire
The National Arts Education Association (NAEA), a nonprofit membership organization that works with art educators, sent an email encouraging teachers to explore arts education through the “lens” of Critical Race Theory. The organization works with thousands of educators that range from pre-K to university level, across 50 states, D.C., most Canadian Provinces, and 35 other foreign countries.

6. University Of Oklahoma Coaches Claim They Can Discipline Players For Their Politics – The College Fix
The women’s volleyball coaches at the University of Oklahoma are arguing that coaches have the right to discipline players for holding unpopular political beliefs. The arguments were made after a player sued her coaches alongside the university Board of Regents alleging that “she had been excluded from the team […] over her politically conservative views.”

5. Harvard Diversity Guru Rips Colleague For Claiming Sex Differences Are A Real Thing – The College Fix
A “diversity leader” at Harvard University blasted one of her colleagues as “transphobic” via Twitter for claiming that biological sex is scientific. “I am appalled and frustrated by the transphobic and harmful remarks made by a member of my [department],” wrote Laura Simone Lewis. The comments came after Human Evolutionary Biologist Carole Hooven appeared on Fox & Friends.

4. UNC Dean Asked ABC News For Favorable Coverage Of Nikole Hannah-Jones – Campus Reform
A dean at the University of North Carolina (UNC) emailed an ABC News reporter insisting that the outlet “protect” “1619 Project” author and Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones in her battle for tenure at the university. ABC News’ Averi Harper — an alumna of UNC’s journalism school — emailed Dean Susan King asking why the university had yet to offer Hannah-Jones tenure. King responded by saying that the Board of Trustees declined to consider Hannah-Jones’ tenure and insisted that ABC “protect Nikole.”

3. University Of Michigan To Require COVID Vaccination, Even For Remote Students, Employees – The College Fix
The University of Michigan system announced that all students and workers — including those who work or learn remotely — must provide proof of the COVID-19 vaccination by the end of August. “Widespread vaccination is the primary and most effective tool that will bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control and it is the key to a vibrant and engaging academic year for all of us in the University of Michigan community,” an email from University of Michigan leadership reads.

2. Citing Lack Of Federal Funds, Alabama College Fines Unvaccinated Students. The School Received Over $4 Million In PPP Loans. – The Daily Wire
Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama is manding that unvaccinated students pay a $500 fine to cover the cost of weekly COVID-19 testing. An email from the university’s president cites a “lack of federal funds” as justification for the charge “to offset continual weekly antigen testing and quarantining” costs. However, the university received $4.41 million in PPP bailout loans from the federal government.

1. Critical Race Theory Bigwig Says Anti-Lockdown Advocates Are Akin To Slave Owners – The Post Millennial
Ibram X. Kendi, a prominent Critical Race Theory activist and Boston University professor, claimed that individuals who resist COVID-19 lockdowns are akin to slaveholders. During a podcast, he called the U.S. a “slaveholders’ republic.” He also referred to an article he wrote for The Atlantic wherein he said that there is “something about living through a deadly pandemic that cuts open the shell, removes the flesh, and finds the very core of American existence: the slaveholder clamoring for his freedom to infect, and the enslaved clamoring for our freedom from infection.”

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10. University Of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Vows To Fight The Patriarchy By Refusing To Wear A Bra – The College Fix
A University of Wisconsin-Madison Gender and Women’s Studies Professor promised that she would stop wearing a bra to work, citing the male “policing” of women’s bodies. “I don’t want to wear a bra to work. It’s harder on my body [and] expensive AF,” the professor tweeted. “[Also] some students think my t*ts don’t sag or don’t know I have nipples? Why?! As [a] person with large breasts my body has always been heavily policed [because] of how other people, mostly men, respond to it.”

9. University of Michigan Mandates Face Masks Following Vaccine Requirement – The Daily Wire

The University of Michigan system announced that students and faculty will be required to wear face masks indoors, despite mandating that all students and faculty get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The only exception to this rule will be for vaccinated students who live on campus. Vaccinated, on-campus students do not have to wear masks in their dorm rooms or shared facilities.

8. Lawsuit Alleges Kentucky Med Student Expelled For Anti-Abortion Views – Fox News
Former University of Louisville Medical Student Austin Clark filed a lawsuit claiming that the school expelled him for his pro-life views. The lawsuit alleges that the university’s President Neeli Bendapudi and 13 other staff members condoned “demeaning and harassing behavior” of Clark.

7. Third-Grade Lesson On Virginia State Education Website Appears To Glorify Communism – The Daily Wire
A typo-ridden lesson plan for a website registered to the Virginia Department of Education encourages third graders to learn about how police allegedly hate black men. The website also promoted a video that appears to glorify communism, and a book titled, “A Is For Activist.” The lesson plan is credited to five public school teachers.

6. Colorado School District Instructs Teachers To Avoid Informing Parents If Their Child Shows ‘Persistent’ Gender Confusion – The Daily Wire
Jefferson County Public School district, the second-largest school district in Colorado, is instructing teachers not to inform parents if their child shows persistent signs of gender confusion. The instructions were given to teachers in a “Toolkit for Supporting Transgender & Gender Expansive/Nonconforming Students.”

5. University Of Wisconsin Moves Chamberlin Rock, Seen As Symbol Of ‘Racism’ – New York Post
The University of Wisconsin-Madison opted to remove a 70-ton boulder from the campus after the university’s Black Student Union and other racial justice activists complained that it was a “racist monument.” Activists argued that the rock had racist roots because, in the 1920s, a journalist once used a racist slur to describe the boulder.

4. School Board Member: Maskless Kids Will ‘Commit Murder’ – The Daily Wire
Linda Sexton, a school board member in a public school district in Norman, Oklahoma, said that kids will “commit murder” if they refuse to wear masks indoors. “It’s just not okay for kids to commit murder by coming to school without a mask,” Sexton said. She continued to say that maskless children “will cause [the] death of another child.”

3. Gov. Kate Brown Signed Law To Allow Oregon Students To Graduate Without Proving They Can Write Or Do Math – The Oregonian
Oregon’s Democratic Governor Kate Brown signed a bill suspending proficiency requirements for high school graduates. A state Department of Education spokesperson said the bill was signed to uphold “equitable graduation standards.” The original standards required high schoolers to demonstrate that they can read, write, and do math at a 10th-grade level before they graduate.

2. Atlanta Public School Told Catholic Couple To Remove Child From District If They Want To Avoid LGBTQ+ Issues In Kindergarten – The Daily Wire
An Atlanta public elementary school principal told a Catholic couple that their child would need to leave the district to avoid learning about LGBTQ+ issues at the age of five. The couple obtained a copy of their child’s incoming teacher’s Amazon classroom wish list, which included a slew of LGBTQ+ books. Many of the books reference sexual orientation, transgenderism, and progressive ideology.

1. Black Parent Outraged After Learning Atlanta Elementary School Segregated Classes By Race – WSBTV
Black mother Kila Posey was outraged after learning that her child’s Atlanta public elementary school was segregating classrooms based on race. According to the mother, the school’s black principal opted to create eight classes — two for black students and six for white students. Posey called the practice “illegal” and “unethical.”

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10. University Of Michigan Professor Says Math Classes Are Racist – Campus Reform
University of Michigan mathematics professor Deborah Ball argued on a podcast that math inflicts racism against black and Hispanic students. She claimed that math is “dominated by whiteness and racism.” “It’s difficult to figure out how to surface and unpack the ways that mathematics, for example, is a harbor for whiteness,” Ball said.

9. UNC Journalism Dean Resigns After Nikole Hannah-Jones Controversy – Campus Reform

University of North Carolina Dean of Journalism Susan King is stepping down after nine years in her position following her publicized emails regarding the hiring of New York Times author Nikole Hannah-Jones. In recently published emails, King told the Carolina Alumni Review that she “did not” initiate a five-year fixed contract for Hannah-Jones, though the Board of Trustees asserts otherwise.

8. James Madison University Trains Students That Christians, White Males Are ‘Oppressors’ – Fox News
James Madison University forced student employees to undergo training that claims people who identify as male, straight, cisgender, or Christian are “oppressors” that engage in the “systemic subjugation” of other minority groups. One of the training videos described oppression as “the systemic subjugation of one social group by a more powerful social group for the social, economic, and political benefit of the more powerful social group.”

7. University Of Southern California Will Partially Defund Police After Nearly Year-Long Review – The College Fix
The University of Southern California (USC) plans to partially defund its campus police department. The Community Advisory Board recommended the university “reallocate [funds] where warranted” to “re-envision its policing strategy.” The university’s Department of Public Safety chief also endorsed the partial defunding.

6. Quinnipiac University Announces WiFi Restrictions For Unvaccinated Students – WHDH
Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University announced that it will impose fines and WiFi restrictions on students who cannot, or will not, provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination by the beginning of the fall semester. In an email from campus leadership, students were informed that unvaccinated people will lose access to the university’s WiFi system if they do not meet the mandatory vaccine requirements by September 14.

5. College Presidents Meet, Maskless, After Issuing Mask Mandates – Campus Reform
Four college presidents in Virginia — James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University, Bridgewater College, and Blue Ridge Community College — attended a maskless event indoors shortly after implementing indoor mask mandates for their students and faculty.

4. Texas Teacher Cries, Compares Lack Of Mask Mandate To School Shooting – The Daily Wire
A high school English teacher in north Austin, Texas, recorded herself tearfully comparing the lack of a mask mandate at her school to an impending school shooting. The teacher said that her “regular back-to-school anxieties” were heightened this year because of the lack of a mask mandate. “It’s like we are trying to protect our students from a mass shooting that we know is coming but cannot do anything about,” the teacher said.

3. Chicago Teachers Union Claims School Choice ‘Has A Racist History’ – The Daily Wire
The Chicago Teachers Union — which represents more than 25,000 Illinois educators — claimed that school choice and voucher programs are rooted in racism, despite evidence that points to the contrary. The union tweeted out, “‘School choice’ has a racist history. It hasn’t really improved with time.” The account linked to an op-ed from the Chicago Tribune that argued school choice has roots in racism.

2. College Board Practice Exam Question Prompts Students To Declare Voter ID Laws Racist – The Federalist
An Advanced Placement Government practice exam included two questions about voter ID laws being racially intolerant. On page 16 of the 34-paged exam, students were shown an infographic, titled “Voters Without A Government-Issued Photo ID.” The correct answer to the question posed by the graphic reads, “Voter-ID laws are likely to decrease turnout among African American voters because they are less likely to have government-issued IDs.”

1. WATCH: Utah Teacher Calls Donald Trump ‘Literal Moron’ In Chemistry Class Rant, Gets Placed On Leave – The Daily Wire
A chemistry teacher in Lehi, Utah, was placed on administrative leave after she lectured her class on her hatred for Donald Trump and the novel coronavirus. A student in Alpine School District’s Lehi High School recorded their teacher’s casual conversation-turned-rant in a viral video. The teacher can also be heard complaining about students who refuse to get vaccinated.

The American university systems are actively trying to destroy our traditional way of life. They're just one of many enemies but perhaps the most influential.

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(08-21-2021 04:52 PM)b2b Wrote:  The American university systems are actively trying to destroy our traditional way of life. They're just one of many enemies but perhaps the most influential.

A few firing squads would take care of that.

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10. American University Offers Segregated Classrooms, Saying It’s A ‘Safe Space For Black Students’ – Campus Reform
American University, located in Washington, D.C., created a black-only course section for a class on racism that freshmen at the university are required to take. The “Black affinity course” is a single section for a class where students learn about “race, social identity, and structures of power.” Students will also “evaluate how racism intersects with other systems of oppression.”

9. Iowa State Prof: Trigger Warning Are Needed Now More Than Ever – The College Fix

Iowa State University liberal arts and sciences Professor Michael Bugeja encouraged the school to update its policies on trigger warnings because “times have changed.” In an op-ed for the publication Inside HigherEd, Bugeja argued that campus crimes alerts at Iowa State, which notify students of on-campus or nearby crime, might be triggering and deserve a trigger warning.

8. Stanford Prof Says ‘Whiteness’ Explain Parents’ Opposition To School Mask Mandates – Campus Reform
Stanford University political science professor Hakeem Jefferson posted a series of tweets claiming that “whiteness” is to blame for pushback on school mask mandates. “Make no mistake, this crazy opposition to mask wearing that is leading folks (read white [people]) to act violently at school board meetings [and] council meetings [and] everywhere else — yeah, you can’t disconnect it from whiteness. And discussions that don’t acknowledge this are incomplete.”

7. Over 400 UNC Instructors Tried To Delay On-Campus Classes – Campus Reform
Over 400 faculty and staff at the University of North Carolina penned a petition calling on the university to delay the start date of in-person learning by at least one month. The petition came after the university announced that students who return to campus must either get vaccinated against the coronavirus or participate in weekly COVID-19 testing.

6. Duke Researcher Who Wrote A Book About Dishonesty Accused Of Faking Data In Landmark Study – BuzzFeed News
Duke University psychologist and behavioral economist researcher Dan Ariely is facing accusations that he used fake research in a landmark study about truth-telling. Ariely is best-known for his New York Times bestselling book about dishonesty. A group of researchers at the blog Data Colada contested Ariely’s conclusions, writing that they believe one of his primary experiments was faked.

5. Stanford Law Students Publish Guide For ‘Radical’ 1Ls – Washington Free Beacon
Students at Stanford Law School compiled a “guide” on “anti-racist, anti-capitalist” beliefs for “incoming progressive/radical students.” The guide warns incoming freshmen that “you may find yourself feeling outraged at the blatant racism/homophobia/xenophobia, etc. perpetuated by the law,” and offered tips for working through the outrage.

4. Philadelphia Public School Training Bullies White Teachers Into Admitting They’re Born Racist – The Chalkboard Review
Philadelphia public schools’ Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion asked teachers to watch a video detailing the district’s “anti-racist” mission and the eight “equity professional learning guiding principles.” One of the principles, “ownership,” attempts to “bully” white teachers into admitting that they are racist by dint of their skin color.

3. Woman Arrested At School Board Meeting After ‘Improperly’ Wearing Mask – The Daily Wire
A New York woman was arrested and detained after refusing to fully cover her nose when she was wearing her mask at a local school board meeting. “Yup. I was handcuffed [and] detained by Monroe County Sheriff tonight for inappropriately wearing my mask at the Fairport School District board meeting,” the mother posted on social media.

2. High School Forced Student-Athletes To Wear Taxpayer-Funded Ankle Monitors To Track Covid Outbreaks – The Daily Wire
Eatonville High School, a public school in Washington state, allegedly forced student-athletes to wear taxpayer-funded ankle monitors to help track coronavirus outbreaks, or be barred from participating in sports. The school required student-athletes to wear the ankle monitors for high-contact and medium-contact sports such as volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, and soccer.

1. New School’s Redesigned Mascot Is A Gender-Neutral, Climate Change Protesting Social Justice Warrior – Campus Reform
The New School, located in New York City, unveiled its updated gender-neutral mascot named Gnarls. The Narwhal mascot has a backstory that aims to combat climate change. Gnarls had an “unconventional” upbringing due to “distressing levels of ice loss” that forced its family out of Antarctica.

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10. New Mexico State University Professor Says He Is Barred From Classrooms After Bucking The School’s Mask Policy – Las Cruces Sun News
New Mexico State University professor David Clements was removed from his classroom after posting a video to Rumble claiming that he will not abide by the school’s COVID restrictions, including the school’s mask mandate. “As you can see, I am not wearing a mask,” Clements said. “Why is that? Because I haven’t lost my mind, that’s why. I will not wear a mask.”

9. Christian University Commissioned Pro-LGBTQ, Pro-Democratic Murals For Dorms – Campus Reform

A local artist and alumnus at Atlanta’s Emory University painted a mural of Democratic politicians and LGBT “pride” on a residence hall. The mural features slogans such as, “We’re here! We’re queer! Get used to it!” It also includes two prominent Democratic politicians native to Atlanta, the late Rep. John Lewis and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

8. University Hosts ‘Welcome BBQ’ ‘Intended’ For ‘People Of Color’ – The College Fix
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a “Welcome BBQ” intended for “self-identifying people of color.” The BBQ is hosted by the school’s “Center for Cultural Enrichment,” where their stated mission includes “embracing all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, classes, abilities, or any other aspects of identity we hold.”

7. Cambridge University To Add Signs Contextualizing The ‘Whiteness’ Of Its Roman And Greek Statues – The College Fix
Cambridge University’s Archaeological Museum will reportedly install signs that explain the “whiteness” of the statues in a move aimed at appeasing students over the numerous Roman and Greek sculptures in the museum. According to reports, the white statues may give students a “misleading impression” that there was little diversity in the ancient world.

6. D.C. Prep Schools Embrace Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion – City Journal
The top five D.C.-area private high schools, including Sidwell Friends, Georgetown Day, Holton-Arms, the National Cathedral School, and St. Albans, committed to a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan. The plan will require every classroom in a given institution to demonstrate commitment to “antiracism,” this will include chemistry classes, athletic departments, and boards of trustees.

5. Fairfax Teachers Win $32.7 Million Bonus For ‘Extraordinary’ Work During Pandemic – Washington Free Beacon
Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) district shelled out $32.7 million in bonuses for teachers who made “extraordinary contributions and sacrifices” during the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly all teachers within the FCPS district worked from home and many teachers lobbied to keep schools closed, even after data showed it was safe to reopen schools.

4. Virginia Education Department Instructs Teachers To Avoid Teaching About Muslim Extremism On 9/11 – The Daily Wire
Virginia’s Department of Education hosted a speaker who instructed teachers to exclude the role Muslim extremism played when teaching about 9/11. The presentation reads, in part, “School and classroom 9/11 commemoration are sites for increased anti-Muslim racism. This year’s 20th anniversary commemorations will likely result in heightened risks of racist discourse, threats, and violence targeting Muslim students in schools and society. Educators are well-positioned to disrupt these risks by centering the socio-emotional needs of Muslims in their commemoration plans.”

3. California Teacher Tells Class To Pledge Allegiance To Gay Pride Flag – Fox News
Kristin Pitzen, an Orange County school teacher, is under investigation after she posted a video admitting that she encourages her students to pledge allegiance to the LGBT pride flag in place of the American flag, which she removed from her classroom. “Okay, so during third period, we have announcements and they do the pledge of allegiance,” Pitzen said. “I always tell my class, stand if you like it, don’t stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, you don’t have to say the words.”

2. L.A. Teachers’ Union President: ‘There Is No Such Thing As Learning Loss’ – Washington Free Beacon
Cecily Myart-Cruz, the president of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), stated that students received a sufficient education via online learning, despite a slew of studies that rebuke this claim. “There is no such thing as learning loss,” Myart-Cruz said. “Our kids didn’t lose anything. It’s OK that our babies may not have learned all their times tables. They learned resilience. They learned survival. They learned critical thinking skills. They know the difference between a riot and a protest. They know the words insurrection and coup.”

1. WATCH: Sacramento Teacher Admits He Bribes Students With Extra Credit To Attend Antifa Events – The Daily Wire
In a now-viral video, Sacramento area teacher Gabriel Gipe admitted that he bribes his students with extra credit to attend Antifa events in the community. Gipe admitted to having an Antifa flag and Mao Zedong poster in his classroom. “I have 180 days to turn [my students] into revolutionaries,” Gipe said. “[I] scare the f*** out of them.”

Sex week at Ohio St?

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