{"id":740501,"date":"2021-09-11T07:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T11:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=740501"},"modified":"2021-09-11T07:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T11:05:53","slug":"education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 32)"},"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\">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-32%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=740501&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\/09\/omeish.png?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. Professors Argue Merit System Is Unjust Because It Rewards Productive Individuals \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=18114\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Two professors, one at the University of Arizona and one the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, argued in an article that \u201csuccess and merit\u201d are \u201cbarriers\u201d to \u201cachieving the goals of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.\u201d Professors Beth Mitchneck and Jessi L. Smith also expressed concerns that universities receive funding based on the individual performances of their professors\u2019 work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Stanford Bans Indoor Parties For Its 95 Percent Vaccinated Student Body \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/stanford-bans-indoors-parties-for-its-95-percent-vaccinated-student-body\/\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Despite having 95 percent of its students vaccinated, Stanford University announced new prohibitions to \u201chelp limit the potential for virus transmission,\u201d including limiting indoor events. \u201cIndoor events such as residence hall meetings will still be allowed, as will private gatherings in a student\u2019s room, suite, or apartment with no more than four times the occupancy in attendance,\u201d Associate Vice Provost Russell Furr said in an email.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. College Textbook Blames COVID Deaths On Americans Who Oppose Lockdowns \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=18102\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>A North Carolina community college assigned a textbook to students that claims that COVID-19 lockdowns \u201csaved tens of thousands of lives\u201d and Americans who disagreed with the intense restrictions caused deaths. \u201cMost Americans responded to the pandemic by limiting their social contact, covering their faces when going out, and washing their hands thoroughly after they did,\u201d the textbook reads. \u201cYet, lives were lost because some Americans held beliefs that were at odds with the facts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Ohio State Paid \u2018White Fragility Author\u2019 $12K For Zoom Talk \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/09\/exclusive-ohio-state-university-paid-white-fragility-author-12000-for-zoom-talk\/\"><b>The Federalist<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Ohio State University shelled out $12,000 in taxpayer dollars to prominent Critical Race Theory grifter Robin DiAngelo for a Zoom lecture on white privilege. DiAngelo is an \u201canti-racist\u201d consultant and author of the 2018 book \u201cWhite Fragility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. University Of Kansas Student Body President Shares \u2018Death To America\u2019 Tweet \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/university-of-kansas-student-body-president-shares-death-to-america-tweet\/\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The University of Kansas Student Body President and the student senate Twitter accounts both shared a tweet that read, \u201chappy friday everybody. death to america\u201d with a laughing emoji. Student Body President Niya McAdoo also shared a separate tweet that read, \u201cThe more you read American history, the more the whole \u2018Death to America\u2019 line sounds less like a terrifying, chaotic sentiment, and more like a perfectly rational, if anything remarkably reserved, statement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. California Education Board Faces Legal Challenges To New \u2018Ethnic Curriculum,\u2019 Aztec Gods Chant \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-education-board-faces-legal-challenges-to-new-ethnic-curriculum-aztec-gods-chant\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Chicago-based Thomas More Society law firm filed a lawsuit against the state of California\u2019s Board of Education over its proposed \u201cethnic studies\u201d curriculum, which allegedly forces students to pray to Aztec gods. The lawsuit alleges that the curriculum is illegal to teach in taxpayer-funded institutions as government aid of religion is \u201cprohibited\u201d in California.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. L.A. School District Implements Vaccine Mandate For Eligible Students \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-09-09\/los-angeles-school-officials-approve-vaccine-mandate%20\/\"><b>Los Angeles Times<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>The Los Angeles Board of Education voted 6-0 in a special meeting to mandate vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of eligible students enrolled in the Los Angeles Public School District. All children 12 and older must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by January 2022 to enter campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Illinois Music Teacher Resigns After Calling Student \u2018Piece Of S**t\u2019 For Wearing Mask Below Nose, Vows To \u2018Become A Better Human Being\u2019 \u2013<\/b><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/illinois-music-teacher-resigns-after-calling-student-piece-of-st-for-wearing-mask-below-nose-vows-to-become-a-better-human-being\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Illinois music teacher Scott Grigoletto issued a resignation letter after a viral video showed him cursing at a high school student incorrectly wearing their face mask. The high school teacher can be heard calling one student a \u201cpiece of s**t,\u201d and threatening to call the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Virginia Teachers Win $32.7 Million Bonus For \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Work During Pandemic \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/fairfax-teachers-win-32-7-million-bonus-for-extraordinary-work-during-pandemic\/\"><b>Washington Free Beacon<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Virginia\u2019s largest school district, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), shelled out $32.7 million in bonuses to teachers for their \u201cextraordinary contributions and sacrifices\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most teachers in the district worked from home during the pandemic. The district used federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay teachers, bus drivers, and other staff for their \u201cextraordinary\u201d work, though the district never returned to in-person learning during the 2020-2021 school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. School Board Member Whose Father Led 9\/11 Hijackers\u2019 Mosque Opposes Resolution Honoring Victims \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/school-board-member-abrar-omeish-whose-father-led-september-11-hijackers-mosque-opposes-resolution-honoring-victims\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Fairfax County Public School board member Abrar Omeish forcefully opposed a resolution honoring the victims of the 9\/11 attacks. Omeish\u2019s father was on the board of the mosque attended by 9\/11 hijackers and hired as its imam as a top Al-Qaeda operative. The school board member claimed that marking the twentieth anniversary of 9\/11 was not \u201canti-racist.\u201d<\/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-31\"><b>Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 31)<\/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. 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