DC officials pushed segregated "Affinity Spaces" on the basis of race and sexual identity. Judicial Watch obtained the records in response to a June 24, 2021, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for 194 pages of records from District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) which show
DC officials pushed segregated “Affinity Spaces” on the basis of race
and sexual identity.
Records include:
- The number of affinity spaces hosted by District of Columbia Public Schools from August 31, 2020 to June 24, 2021
- Records inviting students, faculty, and staff to affinity spaces
- Policies and procedures regarding the creation and use of "affinity spaces."
- Discusses topics discussed during any affinity spaces.
DCPS staff is asked to select "Which racial affinity group(s) do you plan to join via Teams?"
- The form adds: "As we define race, it can be easy to conflate race with ethnicity or nationality because the definition and boundaries are always changing. Use the US Census as a guide but do not let it limit you based on how you personally identify racially."
Goals for all affinity spaces
- Go beyond celebration
- Central Office (CO) affinity spaces will ensure that the conversation translates identity-related issues into action that helps mitigate those issues in our teams, offices and CO.
- Create cross-racial learning opportunitiesities
- Isolate race
- A lens for equity
- Spaces will ensure those actions are rooted in an equity lens that focuses on policy, identity and mindsets, practices and culture
- Anti-Racist Educator University
- The DCPS Equity Framework
- Creating a safe space among a diverse group of people of color
In June 2022, Judicial Watch announced that it has appealed a federal court decision dismissing a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of David Flynn, a Massachusetts father who was fired from his position as high school football coach after he raised concerns over Black Lives Matter/critical race theory being taught in his daughter’s seventh-grade ancient history class
- In January 2021, the organization filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for all FBI records related to the October 4, 2021, memorandum issued by Attorney General Garland targeting parents who raised objections to Critical Race Theory in schools
- Records from Loudoun County, VA, made public in October 2021 revealed a coordinated effort to advance critical race theory initiatives despite widespread public opposition
https://www.judicialwatch.org/dc-schools-pushed-segregation/
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