Manhattan junior high school will racially separate students in grades seven and eight while discussing identity and social justice topics in controversial exercise to 'undo legacy of racism and oppression'
Next week, the Lower Manhattan Community Middle School will separate kids in grades seven and eight into five racial groups for a two-day program The two-day exercise is meant to explore 'How do our racial identities influence our experiences?' Principal Shanna Douglas told parents in an email Students will be divided into five groups: whites, Asians, mixed-race students will each have a group; African American and Hispanic students will be in one The fifth group will be for those who want to opt out of the exercise According to principal Douglas, the middle school is 44 percent Asian, 29 percent white, 15 percent Hispanic and 8 percent black Douglas said in the email that the school has failed to adequately address race issues in the past Department of Education spokesman Nathaniel Styer said this exercise will be entirely optional and student participation is not mandatory Some parents have shared mixed reactions to the practice, which is known as 'affinity groups,' but say they trust school staff to navigate the discussions Other parents have objected to the practice and think separating kids by race goes too far; someone on Twitter called it 'woke racism' By Gina Martinez For Dailymail.Com
Published: 18:08 GMT, 19 November 2021 | Updated: 19:55 GMT, 19 November 2021
A Manhattan middle school will racially separate students during a controversial social justice exercise officials say is meant to 'undo the legacy of racism and oppression.'
Next week, the Lower Manhattan Community Middle School will reportedly separate kids in grades seven and eight into five racial groups for a two-day program meant to explore 'How do our racial identities influence our experiences?' Principal Shanna Douglas wrote in an email to parents.
The students will be divided into five racial groups: whites, Asians and mixed-race students will each get their own groups, African American and Hispanic students will be combined into one group, and there will be an additional group for those who are uncomfortable with the format, the New York Post reported.
Next week, the Lower Manhattan Community Middle School (pictured) in NYC will separate kids in grades seven and eight into five racial groups for a two-day program
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