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\u00a0School District Tells Principals To Create Fake Curriculum To Send Parents After Complaints Of Indoctrination.<\/a><\/p>\n

Faced with complaints from parents about the indoctrination of children, an official in Rockwood School District, Missouri, instructed teachers to create two sets of curriculum: a false one to share with parents, and then the real set of curriculum, focused on topics like activism and privilege, according to a memo obtained by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n

Natalie Fallert, EdD, 6-12 Literacy Speech Coordinator, wrote to all middle and high school principals that parents had repeatedly complained that \u201cwe are pushing an agenda,\u201d \u201cwe are pushing Critical Race Theory (I had to look this one up!),\u201d \u201cwe are making white kids feel bad about their privilege,\u201d we are \u201cstereotyping,\u201d \u201cwe are teaching kids to be social activists,\u201d and \u201cwe are teaching kids to be democratic thinkers and activists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem was that, for the first time, parents could see what teachers were telling their children thanks to virtual learning, where assignments were visible for at-home learners in a tool called Canvas.<\/p>\n

Fallert\u2019s solution:<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t mean throw out the lesson and find a new one. Just pull the resource off Canvas so parents cannot see it \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep teaching! Just don\u2019t make everything visible on Canvas. This is not being deceitful. This is just doing what you have done for years. Prior to the pandemic you didn\u2019t send everything home or have it available. You taught in your classroom and things were peachy keen. We are going old-school. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

You could Duplicate an entry\/lesson in Canvas (making 2 copies) Publish ONE for the whole class that is a LEAN version of the lesson. The \u201coriginal\u201d that has all the stuff on it, can be published and only assigned to specific students (IF NEEDED), OR you could specifically email those students a copy of what they need.<\/em><\/p>\n

The reason I say \u201cmake a copy\u201d You can publish the NEW one that has less information on it. Then for that kid who is all virtual and needs to full lesson, you can publish it and assign it ONLY that kid\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Anything that \u201ccould\u201d be picked apart I would suggest using this above approach\u2026 Again I wouldn\u2019t throw it out, but you could just not give them access to the story.<\/em><\/p>\n

When you get to Power Imbalances \u2013 You might remove the two examples and just go over them in class (same as above). \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

I hate that we are even having to have this conversation. 29 days and counting!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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She referred to a \u201ccell\u201d of parents and claimed they did not know the difference between a small-d democratic country and the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

In addition to serving as a school administrator in Rockwood, in 2018 Fallert was elected to the school board of a nearby school district, Jefferson R-7, illustrating the way in which apathetic voters often elect those whose interests are with teachers, rather than parents, in little-scrutinized school board races.<\/p>\n

Shelley Willott, assistant superintendent of learning and support services, expressed \u201cregret\u201d to parents after they found out about the secret email:<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday an email was sent to middle and high school English Language Arts teachers from a district-level staff member that suggested teachers hide or alter content visible to parents in our learning management system. We want to assure you that the message was not reviewed or approved by anyone before it was sent. Asking teachers to conceal anything from parents does not reflect the mission, vision and values of the Rockwood School District and is counter to the goals set forth in our strategic plan, The Way Forward,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

The April 23 message said that the school district views parents as \u201callies\u201d in the education of \u201cour children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe regret that this happened for many reasons, but mostly because it impacts the trust that is crucial for our partnership to be successful. Although we cannot share specifics related to a personnel matter, we can assure you that we find the email unacceptable, and it is certainly being addressed,\u201d the message said.
\nDistrict spokesman David Morrison told The Daily Wire that in an attempt to restore trust, it would continue to post classroom materials online where parents could see it even after coronavirus-triggered distance learning ended \u2014 since the technology is set up \u2014 rather than reverting to what Fallert called the \u201cold-school\u201d way when everything was \u201cpeachy keen.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said the district would commit to \u201ctraining our educators on how to curate books so that teachers are giving students a wide variety of choices in their learning materials\u201d and \u201casking our educators to provide parents with book choices before a unit of study starts and information about read alouds that will be done in the classroom as part of regular communications with parents (i.e. weekly newsletters).\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it also planned the \u201cformation of a K-12 steering committee that includes building administrators, teachers, students and parents, finance and human resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rockwood School District encompasses 20,000 students across overwhelmingly white towns west of St. Louis, including Ballwin, Chesterfield, Wildwood, and the town of Fenton, which has 15 black people, or\u00a00.3%<\/a>\u00a0of the population.<\/p>\n

It includes four high schools, all of which were ranked among the top 20 in Missouri by U.S. News & World Report. It is currently searching for a new interim superintendent.<\/p>\n

The criticized curriculum included elements like \u201cIntersectionality 101,\u201d a video produced by Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.<\/p>\n