A school district in Virginia posted - and then deleted - information on their website telling students to listen to an audiobook by a non-binary abolitionist suggesting they should not feel safe around police.
Among recommended readings, writing goals and school standards on Fairfax Community Public Schools' (FCPS) website, they listed Woke Kindergarten's audiobook Safe as a summer resource for second graders ahead of the 2021-2022 school year.
The audiobook - published by Ki, who goes by the pronouns they/them - was also posted on YouTube with pictures. Comments have been disabled.
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Among recommended readings, writing goals and school standards on Fairfax Community Public Schools' (FCPS) website, they listed Woke Kindergarten's audiobook Safe as a summer resource for second graders ahead of the 2021-2022 school year.
The video started with Ki's narration saying 'we all deserve to feel safe'. Ki went on to say where we deserve to feel safe, such as in our bodies and with friends. Towards the end of the video they said: 'I feel safe when there are no police,' which stirred up controversy among parents in the district and on social media
The video started with Ki's narration saying 'we all deserve to feel safe'.
Ki, whose full name is Akiea Gross, went on to say where we deserve to feel safe, such as in our bodies and with friends. Towards the end of the video they said: 'I feel safe when there are no police.'
Ki is 'an abolitionist early educator, coach, consultant and creative entrepreneur currently innovating ways to unlearn, heal, liberate and create with their pedagogy, Woke Kindergarten,' as stated on their website.
According to Fox, Elizabeth Shultz, a former FCPS board member, responded and said: 'Someone needs firing!'
Parents who let their youngsters listen to Safe were then automatically shown other videos by Ki after Safe ended, thanks to the sites autoplay feature which begins playing other related videos.
The next clip was a video from the series titled Woke Read Aloud: They, She, He Easy As ABC. 'There are so many different pronouns,' they read.
'This kid Diego likes to be called tree,' Ki added.
The audiobook - published by Ki, who goes by the pronouns they/them - was also posted on YouTube with pictures. Comments have been disabled
Woke Kindergarten is the brainchild of Ki, 'an abolitionist early educator, coach, consultant and creative entrepreneur currently innovating ways to unlearn, heal, liberate and create with their pedagogy, Woke Kindergarten,' as stated on their website
FCPS ordered a review of what its buildings are posting on their own and a district spokesperson said: 'This looks to be an isolated incident'
Ki's question suggestions at the end of their book included another dig at the police
After news of their controversial book went viral, Ki took to Instagram to complain
