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Resident urges district to remove diversity policies, proposes Orwell required reading
Summary
A member of the public urged the board to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies, proposed assigning George Orwell's 1984 as required reading for upperclassmen and asked for a formal study of propaganda; the speaker cited federal civil rights law and a Department of Education directive.
Chad Bishop of Sioux Falls addressed the board during the public comment period and asked the district to remove policies and language related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
“Finally I'd like to briefly echo my prior statements on reciprocal inequality,” Bishop said, and later called for “complete and permanent elimination of all language and policies…
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