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Parent urges board to release draft ethnic‑studies lessons after citing 'Marxist' language
Summary
At public comment a parent, Gene Lopez, requested access to draft ethnic‑studies lessons and said the committee's initial draft included vocabulary such as 'oppressor' and 'victim', urging trustees to allow community review or summaries of drafts.
During public comment at the Oct. 14 Glendora Unified Board meeting, parent and committee member Gene Lopez asked trustees to provide the community access to draft ethnic‑studies lessons or at minimum a summary of the draft language. Lopez said vocabulary in the committee's first draft included terms such as "oppressor" and "victim" and expressed concern that some lessons may contain "Marxist remarks." He urged the board to "be exposed to it" so community members could raise…
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