The Department of Defense’s education arm is instilling the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in its curriculum, a new report says. Open the book Obtained by Daily Caller News Foundation.
Department of Defense Educational Activities Schools have repeatedly Criticized It offered a left-leaning curriculum to approximately 70,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
“Children are being indoctrinated with a philosophy that prioritizes complex racial and gender identities over national pride.”
Last year, the Pentagon moved to disband its DEI department following controversy over its former head. But instead of removing diversity and equity policies from the school system, the Pentagon quietly Disbanded the department’s staff To other departments.
At the time, a Pentagon spokesperson released a statement reaffirming the department’s commitment to DEI efforts.
The Open the Books report, “Schools for Radicals: The Defense Department’s Covert Effort to Introduce Radical DEI Curriculum in K-12 Public Schools,” outlined key takeaways from the department’s investigation, noting that the department previously told Congress it planned to disband its DEI office but instead “secretly created a DEI office.”[d] Launched the DEI Steering Committee[d] Put DEI experts in less public roles within the institution.”
Additionally, the report accused DoDEA of trying to evade Freedom of Information Act requests.
“Requests are often returned heavily edited, and appeals can take months to a year or more to process,” Open the Books explained.
The nonprofit found that DoDEA has recommended “a variety of problematic free resources that promote extremist ideas in the classroom.”
“DoDEA officials observed that changes to internal academic standards were used as a Trojan horse to insert DEI topics into everyday classroom discussions,” the report continued. “Both students and staff have been subject to DEI fighting sessions. DoDEA officials Coaching for FairnessIt denounces capitalism, patriarchy, traditions like Thanksgiving, and the existence of the United States of America.”
“These service members are deployed overseas to defend and embody American ideals on the global stage,” Adam Andrzejewski, CEO of Open the Books, told DCNF.
“But their children are being indoctrinated with a philosophy that prioritizes complex racial and gender identities over national pride. In fact, pushing students to become activists and teaching them that their relative privilege determines their life experiences may be steering them away from the American Dream,” he said.
The Open the Books report noted that some of the materials used in the classes were sourced from far-left groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center.
“Parents and taxpayers have a right to know what materials are being used in these and other situations, but unfortunately much of it comes from private providers who are not covered by freedom of information laws,” Andrzejewski added.
The Department of Defense did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
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