NYC public school educators allegedly told to favor black students over whites — in name of 'racial equity'
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-p...edly-told-to-favor-black-students-over-whites
New York City's public school educators allegedly have been instructed to focus on black students over whites as part of "racial equity," the
"If I had a poor white male student, and I had a middle-class black boy, I would actually put my equitable strategies and interventions into that middle-class black boy because over the course of his lifetime he will have less access and less opportunities than that poor white boy," a consultant hired by the city Department of Education told administrators at a workshop, the paper said, citing accounts of those in room.
"That's what racial equity is," Darnisa Amante, the consultant in question, added, according to the Post.
Mona Davids, president of the NYC Parents Union — and who is black — told the paper she's appalled by the alleged purpose of "racial equity" told to educators.
"It's completely absurd — they want to treat black students as victims and punish white students," Davids added to the Post. "That defeats the purpose of what bias awareness training should be."
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New York City's public school educators allegedly have been instructed to focus on black students over whites as part of "racial equity," the New York Post reported.
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"If I had a poor white male student, and I had a middle-class black boy, I would actually put my equitable strategies and interventions into that middle-class black boy because over the course of his lifetime he will have less access and less opportunities than that poor white boy," a consultant hired by the city Department of Education told administrators at a workshop, the paper said, citing accounts of those in room.
"That's what racial equity is," Darnisa Amante, the consultant in question, added, according to the Post.
How did the president of the NYC Parents Union react?
Mona Davids, president of the NYC Parents Union — and who is black — told the paper she's appalled by the alleged purpose of "racial equity" told to educators.
"It's completely absurd — they want to treat black students as victims and punish white students," Davids added to the Post. "That defeats the purpose of what bias awareness training should be."
What did the department of education have to say?
The paper said DOE spokesman Will Mantell wouldn't indicate if Chancellor Richard Carranza supports Amante's alleged statements.
"Anti-bias and equity trainings are about creating high expectations and improving outcomes for all of our students," Mantell added to the Post in a statement. "These trainings are used across the country because they help kids, and out-of-context quotes and anonymous allegations just distract from this important work."
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