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An activist history teacher failed a Seattle student on a quiz for saying only women can get pregnant and that only men have penises. A 10th grade Ethnic Studies World History teacher at Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle gave students a quiz titled, “Understanding Gender vs. Sex.” The quiz provided a series of statements to label true or false, or questions with multiple choices. Many of the questions focused on personal pronoun use (When someone uses ‘they/them’ pronouns, what does that mean about their gender identity?” or assumptions one may make around gender identity. (“True/false: Transgender people are...

Seattle Public Schools has distributed a letter to their teaching staff instructing them to be sensitive to the fact that for many Indian people, “Thanksgiving” is a time of mourning.

Equity and Race Relations     Community CRPD Presenters   Presenter: Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D. Dr. DiAngelo is a Professor of Multicultural & Diversity Studies at the University of Washington’s Colleges of Education and Social Work. Her research is in White racial identity development. Workshops take place in the form of colorful power-point presentations and include many interactive activities, such as discussions, group projects, cultural plunges, and story-telling. An open exchange of perspectives, feelings and life experiences is strongly encouraged. Each workshop is approximately 2 hours. The cost is approximately 300 per workshop. WhitenessRacism is among the most charged issues...