{"id":1433042,"date":"2022-04-12T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1433042"},"modified":"2022-04-12T12:44:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:44:40","slug":"seattle-public-schools-to-hold-racially-segregated-listening-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-public-schools-to-hold-racially-segregated-listening-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Public Schools to Hold Racially Segregated \u201cListening Tour\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-public-schools-to-hold-racially-segregated-listening-tour%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1433042&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Seattle Public Schools is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschools.org\/news\/superintendent-community-listening-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducting<\/a> a \u201clistening tour\u201d for parents to discuss how to make the district more welcoming. But only certain racial identities are welcome at some of the meeting meetings.<\/p>\n<p>SPS and the Seattle Council of Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is <a href=\"https:\/\/scptsa.org\/news\/2022\/4\/1\/pta-listening-sessions-with-dr-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting seven listening sessions<\/a> with superintendent Dr. Brent Jones. The remote tour starts on April 19. One of the sessions is for Black families and a second for Native American families. They also recently added meetings specifically for East African and Black Immigrant Families, plus Multigenerational African American Black Families. The district and PTSA believe these race-exclusionary meetings promote equity. But they may represent illegal discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe district is trying to segregate our communities,\u201d one parent told the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3409389\/rantz-seattle-professor-physics-racist-whiteness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: Seattle professor claims physics is racist, white supremacy rampant in classrooms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Seattle Public Schools push racial segregation<\/h3>\n<p>SPS says it\u2019s committed to a nondiscrimination policy where it says it \u201cdoes not discriminate in any programs or activities\u201d on the basis of race. Yet they\u2019re embracing \u201caffinity groups\u201d for meetings, which embraces a condescending claim that, in this case, black and Native American families don\u2019t feel comfortable around families that don\u2019t like themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe often use affinity groups to invite a variety of voices, which reflect the many facets of our school community, into relevant and meaningful conversation,\u201d a district spokesperson tells the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. \u201cThe upcoming listening tour is designed to offer safe and welcoming spaces so that unique perspectives, input, and concerns can be shared with the superintendent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This statement implies that the meetings would not be \u201csafe and welcoming\u201d unless they were segregated by race.<\/p>\n<p>It also indicates the district believes Native American and black families are especially sensitive to these views. There are no meetings specifically for Asians or Latino families. What about Jewish or Muslim families? These groups must be perceived by the district as less sensitive than black and Native American families \u2014 a belief that may be considered a microaggression.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there would never be a white families meeting because that would be too racist for SPS. Perhaps it should all be seen as racist. Instead of separating people by race \u2014 since that used to be considered racist \u2014 the district could embrace an approach that truly offers a welcoming environment?<\/p>\n<h3>Segregation to create a welcoming environment<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s ironic that a listening tour that hopes to create \u201csafe and welcoming environments\u201d would discriminate based on race. It\u2019s why some parents are disgusted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeparating parents into distinct \u2018groups\u2019 is the antithesis of creating a welcoming environment, I thought SPSD was all about inclusion and equity,\u201d the parent tells me via email. \u201cWhy are Asian, Hispanic, White, and Pacific Islander families that only speak one language cast into a session for the \u2018general public\u2019? Regardless of race\/language all of our parents have valid concerns and ideas about safe and welcoming communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A PTSA goal is to \u201ccenter\u201d its work around \u201cthe voices of those furthest from educational justice.\u201d PTSA leadership apparently believes Black and Native American students are furthest from educational justice, which may explain why those groups are given separate meetings.<\/p>\n<p>PTSA leadership did not respond to requests for comment. But a look at their equity push explains their stance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3348260\/rantz-school-board-defends-segregated-meeting-says-marginalized-are-uncomfortable-around-whites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: School board defends segregated meeting, says \u2018marginalized\u2019 are uncomfortable around whites<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>PTSA just held \u2018equity\u2019 training<\/h3>\n<p>Like many left-wing groups, the PTSA has been focused on creating policies to promote equity, and they spent considerable time during the COVID pandemic towards this goal.<\/p>\n<p>On March 30th, the PTSA held diversity training for its 80+ PTA groups in the district. It included a video from\u00a0<em>White Fragility\u00a0<\/em>author Dr. Robin DiAngelo who explained all white people are racist and that when they get defensive when called racist, it proves their racism even more. Parents were also offered a number of antiracism resources meant to give these parents left-wing action steps to bring to their schools.<\/p>\n<p>This small group of PTSA leaders is foisting wokeness on a district that is welcoming the fringe views. But is this really what the average Seattle parent is looking for in the education of their children? If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/education\/lower-enrollment-seattle-public-schools\/281-88a0083b-d2a1-43b3-b050-c936a58e0e89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dwindling enrollment<\/a> is any indication, the answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>During the training, PTSA members were told that \u201cit is time to reimagine family engagement practices and policies for greater equity and effectiveness.\u201d The focus is on family engagement because it is \u201cthe number one indicator of student success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the outcomes if the PTSA \u2014 and SPS \u2014 focused on all families equally. Yet in 2022, educators and PTAs are now leaning back into racial segregation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3420690\/rantz-bellevue-high-school-teaches-critical-race-theory-crt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rantz: Bellevue High School teaches critical race theory with intent to create activists<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the Jason Rantz Show weekday afternoons from 3\u20136 pm on KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). Subscribe to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/category\/podcast_results\/?sid=1018&#038;n=The%20Jason%20Rantz%20Show\">podcast here<\/a>. 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