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Visitor urges district to reject what he called politicized ethnic-studies mandates and promotes alternative curriculum
Summary
A visitor argued Minnesota’s ethnic-studies requirements are politicized and said the district should adopt an "American Experience Curriculum" instead. He cited Minnesota statute and objections to identitarian approaches; the comment was presented during public comment and did not trigger board action.
A visitor identified in the meeting as Richard used his five minutes of public comment to urge the St. Francis Area Schools School Board to resist what he described as politicized ethnic-studies mandates and to adopt an "American Experience Curriculum."
Richard said Minnesota’s K–12 system has shifted away from equality and academic excellence toward an "obsession with equity, freedoms and…
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