What else has been happening while everyone was focused on Ethnic Studies? Why, more Ethnic Studies, with a whole mess of Intersectionality, of course!
The California State Seal of Civic Engagement, which can be found on the cde.gov pages was signed into law in 2017 by Jerry Brown. The law required that the State Superintendent of Instruction (SSPI) to recommend a criteria to the State Board of Education (SBE) for interested students to earn a seal on their Diploma, which was done and adopted by the SBE on September 10, 2020. This appears to be an optional program, but be warned: the curriculum is designed for even elementary school, which would lead one to conclude that the districts/schools adopting this program are gearing for a K-12 program of “social justice” indoctrination, Ethnic Studies/CRT style. Students can also earn the seal through any history, government, or civics class that focuses on “character education” and “provides voluntary participation in community or extracurricular activities”.
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