{"id":350198,"date":"2021-03-30T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=350198"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T16:30:50","slug":"advisory-board-calls-on-virginia-school-district-to-dismiss-teachers-who-criticize-the-districts-equity-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advisory-board-calls-on-virginia-school-district-to-dismiss-teachers-who-criticize-the-districts-equity-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Board Calls On Virginia School District To Dismiss Teachers Who Criticize The District\u2019s Equity Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fadvisory-board-calls-on-virginia-school-district-to-dismiss-teachers-who-criticize-the-districts-equity-training%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=350198&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4524.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>An advisory board linked to Virginia\u2019s Loudoun County Public School district (LCPS) demanded that teachers be dismissed if they criticize the district\u2019s equity training inspired by critical race theory.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kiara Jennings, who leads LCPS\u2019 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council (MSAAC), emailed the district\u2019s Superintendent, School Board Chair, Equity Committee, and the NAACP asking that teachers not be allowed to speak out against diversity training, even in private feedback surveys.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a copy of the email obtained by The Daily Wire, Jennings said that negative feedback \u201cshould not be tolerated by anyone employed\u201d by the school district.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The email reads:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15\">\n<p><i><span>I was disheartened to see so much hate and vitriol centered around something that is meant to bring about inclusiveness and equity!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>While much of the push back came from parents and other community members, from what I understand there was also a great deal of negative feedback from LCPS teachers. That simply cannot and should not be tolerated by anyone employed by LCPS!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>If our teachers and staff cannot be open and willing to learn how to be culturally competent then they do not need to be in the classrooms any longer as they will only hinder the process and most importantly cause irreparable harm to the vulnerable hearts and minds of our students.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The MSAAC group made <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-enemies-list-school-body-pledges-to-silence-the-opposition\"><span>headlines<\/span><\/a><span> after it vowed to \u201csilence the opposition\u201d on social media.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere is strength in numbers and we believe wholeheartedly, that united, we can and will silence the opposition,\u201d the body wrote on Facebook and Twitter. \u201cWe ask that you please support our call to action by engaging in these 5 small, but impactful actions to help us in our mission of Advancing Equity Through Action!\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The MSAAC email eerily mimics a proposed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/virginia-school-board-weighs-speech-code-that-would-prohibit-criticism-of-equity-plan-criticism-of-equity-plan\/\"><span>speech code<\/span><\/a><span> that would have prohibited teachers from criticizing the school board\u2019s racial-equity plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/virginia-school-board-weighs-speech-code-that-would-prohibit-criticism-of-equity-plan-criticism-of-equity-plan\/\"><span>draft<\/span><\/a><span> of the proposed speech code would have banned school teachers from criticizing the district\u2019s \u201ccommitment to action-oriented equity practices\u201d in all forms of public and personal communication. The speech code was hidden inside of a \u201cprofessional conduct\u201d policy proposal, which would have prohibited behavior that undermines \u201cthe views, positions, goals, policies, or public statements of the Loudoun County School Board or its superintendent.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The district only opted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/loudoun-county-schools-revise-speech-policy-after-teachers-union-blowback\/\"><span>revise<\/span><\/a><span> the policy after the district\u2019s top teachers union, Loudoun Education Association, said they were concerned with the speech code. Sandy Sullivan, the president of the union, told the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/virginia-school-board-weighs-speech-code-that-would-prohibit-criticism-of-equity-plan-criticism-of-equity-plan\/\"><span>Washington Free Beacon<\/span><\/a><span> that teachers reached out to her concerned about the speech policy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnything that is going to inhibit the speech of people freely expressing themselves in an appropriate manner \u2026 concerns us,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cWe want employees to make sure that they can be heard.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The MSAAC email also calls on the district to hire another equity consultant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMSAAC also strongly recommends bringing in an equity consultant as this is a heavy lift and we want to get it right this time,\u201d the email reads. \u201cLCPS has missed the mark in this area time and time again and now we are uniquely positioned to stand tall on the right side of history and let hate know it has no place in our community schools.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LCPS has spent $422,500 in taxpayer funds between 2018-2020 on equity consultants and diversity training inspired by critical race theory, which claims racism is inherent in nearly every aspect of America.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An advisory board linked to Virginia\u2019s Loudoun County Public School district (LCPS) demanded that teachers be dismissed if they criticize the district\u2019s equity training inspired by critical race theory.\u00a0Kiara Jennings, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311383,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4524.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Advisory Board Calls On Virginia School District To Dismiss Teachers Who Criticize The District\u2019s Equity Training","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-350198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-4524.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Advisory Board Calls On Virginia School District To Dismiss Teachers Who Criticize The District\u2019s Equity Training","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}