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Secret recording reveals Texas teachers told to counter Holocaust books with 'opposing' views

“Make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust that you have one that has opposing — that has other perspectives.”

An administrator for the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, was recorded advising teachers that if they have a book teaching about the Holocaust they should also have a book offering an “opposing” perspective, NBC News reported.

“Make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust that you have one that has opposing — that has other perspectives,” a person, purported to be district’s director of curriculum and instruction Gina Peddy, says.

“How do you oppose the Holocaust?” another teacher responds.

“Believe me,” Peddy says. “That’s come up.”

The outlet received the Friday recording from another staff member who attended the training.

Carroll spokeswoman Karen Fitzgerald said the district is trying to help teachers comply with a new state law going into effect in December. Texas Senate Bill 3 states teachers and schools must offer balanced viewpoints in open discussions and lessons.

“Our district recognizes that all Texas teachers are in a precarious position with the latest legal requirements,” Fitzgerald said in a statement to NBC News. “Our purpose is to support our teachers in ensuring they have all of the professional development, resources and materials needed. Our district has not and will not mandate books be removed nor will we mandate that classroom libraries be unavailable.”

In response to the recording, Clay Robison, a spokesman for the Texas State Teachers Association, argued that the new law doesn’t detail library or book access.

“We find it reprehensible for an educator to require a Holocaust denier to get equal treatment with the facts of history,” Robison said. “That’s absurd. It’s worse than absurd. And this law does not require it.”

Texas school leader tells teachers to 'balance' Holocaust books with opposing views
"Just try to remember the concepts of [House Bill] 3979," Peddy said during the meeting, referring to a new Texas law that requires educators to present multiple viewpoints for "widely debated and currently controversial" issues, NBC reported. "And make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust," Peddy continued, "that you have one that has an opposing, that has other perspectives."

Peddy also reassured teachers and told them not to worry.

"We are in the middle of a political mess," she said in the recording. "And you are in the middle of a political mess. And so we just have to do the best that we can."

“I do know that you feel like it’s putting you at risk,” she later said. “I do know that. But I also know that we’re going to do what’s best for our kids. And we’re going to stand behind you on this.”

The meeting came in response to a parent's complaint after a fourth grade teacher kept an anti-racism book in her classroom. As a result, the school board voted to reprimand the teacher. The training came four days later, according to NBC.
 
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Roger A. Shrubber

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Secret recording reveals Texas teachers told to counter Holocaust books with 'opposing' views

“Make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust that you have one that has opposing — that has other perspectives.”

An administrator for the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, was recorded advising teachers that if they have a book teaching about the Holocaust they should also have a book offering an “opposing” perspective, NBC News reported.

“Make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust that you have one that has opposing — that has other perspectives,” a person, purported to be district’s director of curriculum and instruction Gina Peddy, says.

“How do you oppose the Holocaust?” another teacher responds.

“Believe me,” Peddy says. “That’s come up.”

The outlet received the Friday recording from another staff member who attended the training.

Carroll spokeswoman Karen Fitzgerald said the district is trying to help teachers comply with a new state law going into effect in December. Texas Senate Bill 3 states teachers and schools must offer balanced viewpoints in open discussions and lessons.

“Our district recognizes that all Texas teachers are in a precarious position with the latest legal requirements,” Fitzgerald said in a statement to NBC News. “Our purpose is to support our teachers in ensuring they have all of the professional development, resources and materials needed. Our district has not and will not mandate books be removed nor will we mandate that classroom libraries be unavailable.”

In response to the recording, Clay Robison, a spokesman for the Texas State Teachers Association, argued that the new law doesn’t detail library or book access.

“We find it reprehensible for an educator to require a Holocaust denier to get equal treatment with the facts of history,” Robison said. “That’s absurd. It’s worse than absurd. And this law does not require it.”

Texas school leader tells teachers to 'balance' Holocaust books with opposing views
"Just try to remember the concepts of [House Bill] 3979," Peddy said during the meeting, referring to a new Texas law that requires educators to present multiple viewpoints for "widely debated and currently controversial" issues, NBC reported. "And make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust," Peddy continued, "that you have one that has an opposing, that has other perspectives."

Peddy also reassured teachers and told them not to worry.

"We are in the middle of a political mess," she said in the recording. "And you are in the middle of a political mess. And so we just have to do the best that we can."

“I do know that you feel like it’s putting you at risk,” she later said. “I do know that. But I also know that we’re going to do what’s best for our kids. And we’re going to stand behind you on this.”

The meeting came in response to a parent's complaint after a fourth grade teacher kept an anti-racism book in her classroom. As a result, the school board voted to reprimand the teacher. The training came four days later, according to NBC.
fucking morons...opposing view point to the holocaust? how about "how to cook with jews" ?...maybe "starvation, brutal beatings, and immolation...the hitler diet" ?....or possibly "how to become a nazi in 5 easy lessons...you'll be goose stepping in a week, or your money back".....fucking assholes
 

injinji

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a little something for y'all :hug:
"Dunwell won Tuesday’s special election with 60% of the vote, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State. Democratic opponent Steve Mullan, a Newton City Council member and retired teacher, lost the election by nearly 1,000 votes."

1000 votes!
A landslide. lol

We need to evict those corn fed sob's from the first spot in the PPP and maybe we can get the ethanol out of our gas. Iowa is about as useless politically speaking as teats on a boar hog.
 

hanimmal

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Right wing troll tactic: Claim that the 'media' isn't reporting something that has already been reported.

https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-jen-psaki-virginia-terry-mcauliffe-3ebe3a0c1876237bf8b0094c52797121
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog group said Friday that it had filed an ethics complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki for a comment she made about former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat who is running for election to his old post.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said Psaki violated the Hatch Act when she appeared to endorse McAuliffe during a White House press briefing on Thursday. The Hatch Act prevents federal employees from engaging in political work while performing their official duties.

In response to a reporter’s question about Virginia’s Nov. 2 election, Psaki said, “We’re going to do everything we can to help former Gov. McAuliffe, and we believe in the agenda he’s representing.”

Immediately before making the comment in support of McAuliffe, Psaki said she needed to be “careful about how much political analysis” she offered in her official capacity.

After CREW filed its complaint, Psaki said in a CNN interview Friday that she should have used the word “he” instead of “we” in response to the question.

“While the president has publicly expressed his support for McAuliffe, we’ll leave it to the press and the campaign to provide commentary on the race,” Psaki said in a statement. “I take ethics very seriously and will choose my words more carefully moving forward.”

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Early voting is underway in Virginia, where McAuliffe faces Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former top executive at the private equity firm the Carlyle Group. First lady Jill Biden is campaigning with McAuliffe on Friday, and McAuliffe said President Joe Biden was expected to visit in coming days.

During the presidency of Donald Trump, the Office of Special Counsel, which is tasked with enforcing the Hatch Act, officially reported several of Trump’s aides for ethics violations and called on the president to fire his senior counselor Kellyanne Conway for repeatedly ignoring the rules. It is up to the president to determine any appropriate disciplinary action for workers who violate the law, and Trump declined to take action against Conway or the others.

In a statement about the Psaki complaint, CREW President Noah Bookbinder noted the flagrant and repeated violations of the Hatch Act by the Trump White House.

“While (Psaki’s) conduct does not come close to rising to the level of the outrageous offenses of the Trump administration, that does not mean we should be casual about compliance with an important ethics law,” Bookbinder said. “The Biden administration should not follow the Trump administration down that path.”
It is so nice to have professionals back in the White House that are not trolls.

From the above story:
After CREW filed its complaint, Psaki said in a CNN interview Friday that she should have used the word “he” instead of “we” in response to the question.

“While the president has publicly expressed his support for McAuliffe, we’ll leave it to the press and the campaign to provide commentary on the race,” Psaki said in a statement. “I take ethics very seriously and will choose my words more carefully moving forward.”
 
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