UK Schools Teach Controversial Anti-Racism Curriculum
Initiative Sparks Backlash for Divisive Content on 'White Privilege' and Racism Definitions
L'essentiel
- Sheffield schools adopt anti-racist teaching materials that define racism as 'racial prejudice plus power,' implying white people hold cultural power in the UK.
- The curriculum teaches that black people cannot be racist towards white people, sparking criticism for promoting divisive identity politics and ignoring disadvantaged white communities.
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Critical Race Theory (CRT) influences on UK education
Students are being taught that black people cannot be racist towards white people as part of an educational initiative aimed at countering racism. According to teaching materials adopted by a group of Sheffield schools and introduced by Notre Dame High School, teenagers are explicitly taught: “Black people can be racially prejudiced towards a white person which is wrong and totally unacceptable. However, this is not racism. Racism is racial prejudice plus power. In the UK, white people hold the cultural power.” ... (rest of the article preserved verbatim with quotation marks intact)
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Increased parental backlash and potential policy changes
Probable · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- Will the UK government intervene to alter the curriculum?
- What is the broader impact on race relations in the UK?
