Segregation is alive and well and rearing its ugly head in the public schools of America. As I write this, my district is conducting interviews—not for a new teacher to help instruct our children, not inspections of new curriculum to help support students (we have not had an English curriculum adoption in my 24 years of working at my district) but to hire an assistant to our “DEI” executive director. Seemingly, we are not doing well enough at diversity, equity, and inclusion, so we must fortify the efforts.
Not only is this happening at the district administration level, but a student “council”—or perhaps a “tribunal,” of sorts—has been formed to be a voice for all who experience racism in our district. West Point Military Academy was just in the news regarding these student counsels—worth a look to see how they are working there. CRT is alive and well even in the most well-meaning of schools. Teachers fresh out of college can’t help themselves and, even though they may be white, will expound on how there is not enough “color” in their schools (I do wonder if they would give up their job in the name of inclusion?).
