At a time when California has the worst literacy rate in the nation (76.9% compared to 94.2% in New Hampshire), rather than focusing on teaching children academic skills, many students are being subjected to state-sponsored lessons intended to teach them “social justice” activism.
Schools in California and across the nation are urging teachers to implement Black Lives Matter at School curriculum. In the San Diego Unified School District, a BLM flag flew above the district office in February, and middle school students were provided with a worksheet instructing them to “Look over the 13 core principles of the Black Lives Matter movement,” which include:
“6. We are committed to fostering a queer-affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking.
“7. We are committed to embracing and making space for trans brothers and sisters to participate and lead. We are committed to being self-reflexive and doing the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk.
“11. We are committed to disrupting the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure.”
I have a copy of this worksheet that instructs students to “go around the circle and each person choose one of the principles” to discuss. Most sixth through eighth grade students had likely never even heard the terms “cisgender” or “heteronormative” before being presented with this…
