{"id":536536,"date":"2021-05-22T07:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T11:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=536536"},"modified":"2021-05-22T07:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T11:06:23","slug":"education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 16)"},"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\">20<\/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%2Feducation-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-16%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=536536&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\/05\/Fairfax-County-School-District.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Welcome back to Education Insanity, a weekly column updating you on the most insane events taking place in our nation\u2019s schools. Here we\u2019ll delve into the growing presence of critical race theory, the ideology that claims that America is irredeemably rooted in racism, and \u201cwoke\u201d culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. UVA Med School Under Fire For Expelling Student Who Questioned Microaggressions \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/uva-med-school-under-fire-for-expelling-student-who-questioned-microaggressions\/\"><b>Washington Free Beacon<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A group of Congressmen sent a letter to the University of Virginia Medical School Dean David Wilkes over the expulsion of a student who questioned the validity of \u201cmicroaggressions.\u201d Four Congressmen asked Wilkes to meet and discuss the punishment of the former medical student. The representatives called the university\u2019s expulsion of the student \u201cincredibly concerning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Toronto School Board Requests Queen Victoria Public School Change Name Citing Queen\u2019s \u2018Racist Legacy\u2019 \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/tnc.news\/2021\/05\/17\/tdsb-wants-to-rename-queen-victoria-public-school-citing-racist-legacy\/\"><b>True North<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A Canadian school board\u2019s Planning and Priorities Committee submitted a request on behalf of the school council\u2019s Black Student Success Committee insisting that the city of Toronto rename Queen Victoria Public School, citing the Queen\u2019s alleged \u201cracist legacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. UT-Austin Students Plan Graduation Walkout Over \u2018Eyes Of Texas\u2019 Song \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/ut-austin-students-plan-graduation-walkout-over-eyes-of-texas-song\/\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Graduates at the University of Texas-Austin are planning to walk out of the university\u2019s commencement ceremony for the continued use of the song \u201cEyes of Texas.\u201d Some students believe that the song is racist, though a research committee concluded that the song will remain the school\u2019s official song for lack of sufficient context supporting racism in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Upstate New York School District Puts Fourth-Graders In \u2018Restorative Justice Circles\u2019 As Part Of New Race-Based Curriculum \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/upstate-new-york-school-district-puts-fourth-graders-in-restorative-justice-circles-as-part-of-new-race-based-curriculum\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Fairport Central School District near Rochester, New York, released a new curriculum that puts fourth-graders in \u201crestorative justice\u201d circles to talk about racism. Nine-year-olds will be taught about how racism is deeply embedded in the Rochester community, and encouraged to partake in activism.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. Scholar Booted From APA Discussion Group After Suggesting There Are Only Two Sexes \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/scholar-booted-from-apa-discussion-group-after-suggesting-there-are-only-two-sexes\/\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>John Staddon, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, was taken off of an APA listserv after he posed questions about the nature of biological sex. According to Staddon, the post that got him removed read: \u201cHmm\u2026 Binary view of sex false? What is the evidence? Is there a Z chromosome?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Watch: 10-Year-Old Boy Obliterates School Board\u2019s Mask Mandate \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-10-year-old-boy-obliterates-school-boards-mask-mandate\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A 10-year-old boy gave an impassioned speech to a Florida school board begging the council to end the district\u2019s in-school mask mandate. The young boy recalled one teacher who yelled at students if they lowered their masks to take a sip of water outdoors. He called the rules an example of \u201chypocrisy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Watch: South Bend School Admin Boots Police From Elementary School \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmichiana.com\/2021\/05\/13\/watch-administrator-kicks-cop-out-of-sb-elementary-school\/\"><b>Real News Michiana<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>An administrator at Coquillard Elementary School in South Bend, Indiana, kicked a police officer out from a routine walk-through because she did not feel comfortable with police being in the school building to act as peacekeepers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Teacher Caught On Video Berating Vaccinated Student For Not Wearing A Mask \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/teacher-caught-on-video-berating-vaccinated-student-for-not-wearing-a-mask\/\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A Wisconsin teacher was placed on a leave of absence after berating a student for refusing to wear a face mask, though he claims to be vaccinated. The teacher called the student a \u201clittle dink,\u201d a \u201cjerk,\u201d and told him that \u201cnobody likes you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Oregon Department Of Education Drops $50,000 On Nikole Hannah-Jones \u20181619 Project\u2019 Webinars \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/oregon-department-of-education-drops-50000-on-nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project-webinars\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Oregon Department of Education paid $50,000 for two webinars with The New York Times\u2019 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones. The education department used resources from the \u201cEvery Day Matters\u201d program \u2014 a program designed to help routine truants \u2014 to pay for Hannah-Jones\u2019 lectures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Virginia School District Shells Out Nearly $50,000 For Survey Crafted By Race Consultants \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\/incidents\/crt-in-fcps\/\"><b>Parents Defending Education<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Fairfax County Public School district in Fairfax, Virginia, shelled out $49,600 to conduct an \u201cAnti-Bias Community Engagement Policy\u201d survey. The survey was crafted by a New York City-based diversity, equity, and inclusion firm called Leadership Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Got tips? Email me here: <\/span><span>cclark@dailywire.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-15\"><b>Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 15)<\/b><\/a><\/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>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Education Insanity, a weekly column updating you on the most insane events taking place in our nation\u2019s schools. Here we\u2019ll delve into the growing presence of critical &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312678,"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\/05\/Fairfax-County-School-District.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 16)","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Fairfax-County-School-District.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 16)","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536536","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=536536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}