Union Gives Teachers ‘Interrupting Whiteness’ Classes And More In Radical Left Training Series
Story by Jaryn Crouson • 17h
Minnesota’s largest teachers union is under fire this week over its “professional development” courses on topis such as “Interrupting Whiteness” and “LGBTQ+ Training.”
The “racial equity trainings” can be brought “to your building” when requested by Education Minnesota members, the union website explains, and offer instruction on topics like “Culturally Responsive Teaching With a Racial Justice Lens” and “Cultural Competency.” Educators in the state are required to fulfill a “cultural competency” training in order to renew their teaching licenses, which can include topics such as “Systemic Racism,” “Gender Identity, Including Transgender Students,” “Language Diversity,” and more, according to the state government page.
The union website features similar content across the board, offering materials on “Anti-immigrant rhetoric & deportation,” various “anti-racism” resources, and a “racial and social justice” page claiming “certain politicians” are using police officers against minority students.
“Most of us believe that every child, no matter what they look like or where they come from, deserves a safe and welcoming school where they can thrive,” it says. “But certain politicians try to divide us by sending police to monitor and punish Black and brown students in schools that have been denied funding to even cover the basics, while ensuring well-resourced schools with mostly white students have enrichment activities, teacher training, and parent engagement.”
The website also names “the murder of George Floyd” and “attacks on honesty in education” as hardships the group is fighting against.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/union-gives-teachers-interrupting-whiteness-classes-and-more-in-radical-left-training-series/ar-AA1RlM5J?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=692adefb8c18466783505ca57c054dee&ei=68
