Arizona schools ethnic studies program ruled illegal

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://news.yahoo.com/ariz-schools-ethnic-studies-program-ruled-illegal-021635252.html

By JACQUES BILLEAUD | AP – Tue, Dec 27, 2011

PHOENIX (AP) — An administrative law judge ruled Tuesday that a Tucson school district's ethnic studies program violates state law, agreeing with the findings of Arizona's public schools chief.

Judge Lewis Kowal's ruling marked a defeat for the Tucson Unified School District, which appealed the findings issued in June by Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal.

Kowal's ruling, first reported by The Arizona Daily Star, said the district's Mexican-American Studies program violated state law by having one or more classes designed primarily for one ethnic group, promoting racial resentment and advocating ethnic solidarity instead of treating students as individuals.

The judge, who found grounds to withhold 10 percent of the district's monthly state aid until it comes into compliance, said the law permits the objective instruction about the oppression of people that may result in racial resentment or ethnic solidarity.

"However, teaching oppression objectively is quite different than actively presenting material in a biased, political and emotionally charged manner, which is what occurred in (Mexican-American Studies) classes," Kowal wrote.

The judge said such teaching promotes activism against white people, promotes racial resentment and advocates ethnic solidarity.

Huppenthal has 30 days to accept, reject or modify the ruling. If he accepts the judge's decision, the district has about 30 days to appeal the ruling in Superior Court.

"In the end, I made a decision based on the totality of the information and facts gathered during my investigation — a decision that I felt was best for all students in the Tucson Unified School District." Huppenthal said in a written statement.

Messages left for a district spokeswoman Tuesday night weren't immediately returned. In the past, district officials have said they can't afford to the financial hit that Huppenthal's decision would bring.

The battle over the ethnic studies program escalated shortly after Arizona's heavily scrutinized immigration enforcem

ent law was passed in April 2010.

The program's supporters have call challenges to the courses an attack on the state's Hispanic population, while critics say the program demonizes white people as oppressors of Hispanics.

Huppenthal ordered a review of the program when he took office in January after his predecessor, Tom Horne, said the Mexican-American Studies program violated state law and that Huppenthal would have to decide whether to withhold funding.

Huppenthal, a Republican, had voted in favor of the ethnic studies law as a state senator before becoming the state's schools chief.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

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[Laveau 67]

Good! However,

Eta: I'm curious to know what books are assigned to such courses and exactly what content demonizes white people.

Edited January 2, 2012 by Shal

[Danno 1,228]

Good! However,

Eta: I'm curious to know what books are assigned to such courses and exactly what content demonizes white people.

Typically you demonize by presenting a one sided view of an issue, or by presenting limited facts.

These type programs are designed by groups or individuals with an axe to grind.

They are not unifying, they are divisive they should be welcome in the free market but not in the public school... which are funded in large part by the tax dollars of the very people who are the targets of these programs.

[Darnell 8,478]

The judge said such teaching promotes activism against white people, promotes racial resentment and advocates ethnic solidarity.

It's really nice to see a La Raza funded initiative get shot down.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Good! However,

Eta: I'm curious to know what books are assigned to such courses and exactly what content demonizes white people.

Down below is just one of many examples.

Video is in the link down below.

http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/judge-rules-that-tucson-ethnic-studies-program-violates-arizona-law/

Last May, a woman had engaged in “grimy politics” by reading excerpts from a book in the Tucson Ethnic Studies program at a school board meeting. These outrageous and toxic books were teaching kids that the United States is an institutionally racist system filled with “bloodsucking capitalists” and Anglos who “rape Hispanic culture”.

“Hard drugs and drug culture is an invention of the gringo because he has no culture.”

“We have to destroy capitalism and we have to help 5/6 of the world to destroy capitalism in order to equal all peoples’ lives.

“The Declaration of Independence states that we the people have the right to revolution…the right to overrule the government…”

“Any country based on capitalism is based on greed…”

The woman had to be warned to watch her language as she read from the text (written for kids as young as 10 years old) because they were in a public forum where children were present.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I'm curious to know what books are assigned to such courses and exactly what content demonizes white people.

Typically you demonize by presenting a one sided view of an issue, or by presenting limited facts.

So, they teach in AZ using the World Nut Daily?

[Pooky 3,809]

So, they teach in AZ using the World Nut Daily?

I rather doubt it.

But I can guarantee they won't be using the La Raza racist curriculum, either.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I rather doubt it.

Danno spoke of "demonizing by presenting one-sided views and limited facts". That quite perfectly describes the World Nut Daily. Hence my question.

[Pooky 3,809]

Danno spoke of "demonizing by presenting one-sided views and limited facts". That quite perfectly describes the World Nut Daily. Hence my question.

And also the reason for my observation that either would be a mistake

[Danno 1,228]

Danno spoke of "demonizing by presenting one-sided views and limited facts". That quite perfectly describes the World Nut Daily. Hence my question.

WND is a free enterprise, if they are in fact one sided with info, they have that right.

The situation in AZ is Not only that it's way lopsided but also presented with Tax payer dollars,,,,, to a captive audience.

Did you miss those salient points?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Danno spoke of "demonizing by presenting one-sided views and limited facts". That quite perfectly describes the World Nut Daily. Hence my question.

Go troll somewhere else. Either read the OP and the following post with links or save it for another thread.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Go troll somewhere else. Either read the OP and the following post with links or save it for another thread.

When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.