Being an ally is just the first step in the anti-racist identity development process. The goal should be to become both an accomplice and co-conspirator. Reading books and learning the right terms to say is great but getting more knowledge without putting that knowledge into practice will not transform higher education into the liberative space that it should be. Let’s support one another to do that work so that our colleges and universities become model sites of racial justice and liberation.
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In recent months, educational leaders and school boards navigated questions around mask requirements in schools as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In doing so, school personnel need to stay apprised of state laws and school board policies related to masks. Although these legal issues have only begun to play out, the existing court decisions will provide important guidance for school leaders. Using the Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw legal databases, I sought to identify a few illustrative cases that addressed this topic. I then examined the legal issues at play in mask controversies in schools.
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Over the past year, controversies involving public school curricula have heightened, and many state legislatures have proposed or passed laws that limit instruction related to certain contentious topics and, in some cases, expand opportunities for parents to review and even opt their children out of lessons that they find objectionable. Lawsuits have already been initiated challenging some of these laws. Most recently, a group in Oklahoma challenged a state law that allegedly censored classroom discussions on gender and race (Black Emergency Response Team v. O’Connor, 2021). Similar lawsuits have been filed in other parts of the country (McCormack, 2021). While educators will be required to comply with laws and regulations in their own states, it is important that school leaders remain aware of this evolving legal landscape. This article will summarize a few illustrative federal court decisions related to curricular challenges, providing a glimpse into how future cases in this area may be considered.
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This commentary suggests that one way to discuss race and America in the classroom is by acknowledging both the positive strides we have made fighting oppression and the negative aspects that created oppression in the first place. America’s history of fighting tyranny has a direct relationship to fighting oppression.
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