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cbabe

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3. Working in a school district in a major city, we were

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:34 PM

Aug 2023

required to choose four boys in each class to receive many hours of additional attention.

Students had to be Hispanic or black.

How did we know someone was Hispanic? Well, they had a nonwhite last name. Never mind how they got their last name (marriage, adoption, etc.).

How about other kids who needed help like girls or Eastern European immigrants or Asian or.

The whole program was racist
and useless.

And infuriating to staff.

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Florida elementary school principal and teacher are placed on leave after Black students are singled [View all] Eugene Aug 2023 OP

WTF Borchkins Aug 2023 #1

the fact a teacher and administrator even considered doing this moonshinegnomie Aug 2023 #2

Working in a school district in a major city, we were cbabe Aug 2023 #3

'paid administrative leave' elleng Aug 2023 #4