A Southern California school board on Friday adopted a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights that was approved by parents and teachers after initially rejecting it.

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    1 year ago

    The board voted 3-2 on May 16 to reject the curriculum, with some board members claiming there was not enough parental involvement in the creation process and making comments attacking Milk.

    Yeah. I want a bunch of unqualified losers drowning out the professionals with their racism and hate.

    What is with America and randos thinking they known more than actual professionals with a lifetime of work experience and learning? This is like epidemiologist hate all over again.

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      I work in education and I can kind of understand the response from the board. To me, it didn’t seem like they were against the curriculum, rather they wanted to cover everyone’s ass and make sure there was minimal backlash. I’m glad they new curriculum got pushed through though.

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      @corsicanguppy

      Because it’s not about “knowing more”, it’s about being afraid of change, and in close relation to that, being afraid of losing control and having agency in that change, and/or having to confront personal flaws in themselves or their beliefs.

      It’s why such discussions often get so vitriolic, as criticisms or pushback on proposed ideas are received as personal attacks, and this division drives clicks and views, aka profit thanks to this cancer we call the ad economy. Toss in religion and things become existential (for some).

      Doesn’t help that there’s a monetary incentive to fuel division, even before you consider any geopolitical/realpolitik/propaganda stuff.