The Department of Justice (DOJ) will award more than $100 million in grants to promote restorative justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures during the Biden administration, according to a conservative watchdog group. I did.
Parents Protecting Education (PDE) A report has been published Thursday's findings show that from 2021 to 2024, 36 states and 946 K-12 school districts will spend millions of dollars in federal funds and support more than 3 million students in restorative justice practices, It was found to be helpful in promoting social emotional learning and DEI in the classroom. Many projects aim to improve school environments for specific demographic groups, such as LGBTQ+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
Ministry of Justice STOP School Violence Program It provides grants to nonprofit organizations, school districts, and city and state governments to “increase school safety by implementing solutions that improve school environments.” However, PDE argues that the Department of Justice actually aims to replace exclusionary discipline with restorative practices and social-emotional learning (SEL).
Social-emotional learning is touted as a way to teach social skills that support students' mental health and emotional well-being, but implementing controversial themes such as critical race theory and gender theory The method has been criticized. As a result, the issue has become a point of contention among parents, teachers, and politicians who oppose classroom discussions that emphasize academic achievement in schools and leave it to parents' discretion at home.
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The Department of Justice has spent more than $100 million on “restorative justice,” a DEI response for students. (St. Petersburg)
PDE describes exclusionary discipline as the process of removing disruptors from the classroom and allowing the rest of the class to continue learning. In contrast, restorative practices involve disrupting more student class time as both perpetrators and victims of a conflict come together to discuss what happened and “repair the damage.” PDE says there are many.
The report breaks down grants into four categories: general, DEI, consulting/certification, and employment. For example, a consultant hired by the Department of Justice was intended to “educate students and staff.” [a] According to PDE's analysis, it promotes “school climate change” and promotes concepts such as critical race theory, critical gender theory, and queer theory. More than $10 million was allocated to hire new administrators for DEI roles such as “restorative justice champions.”
External organizations brought in to train students and staff on the proposed subject matter include: casel, International Restoration Practice Institute, second stageand Courageous Conversations About Race.
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“Words matter, and this report highlights how the Biden administration has deliberately chosen to take over school safety programs to fund pet programs,” PDE's Founder and President Nicole Neily told FOX News Digital in a statement.
“Creating racist programs or hiring teachers based on skin color is unlikely to improve 'school climate.' If anything, these programs It will only increase hostility and tension.”
Some notable examples of bounties include: 2 million dollars $1,853,070 from the Department of Justice to the Minnesota Department of Education to “create safe learning environments that incorporate anti-racism and anti-oppression practices.” was awarded to Bowling Green State University develops mental health curriculum for students in rural and high-poverty areas. $1,785,773 to Penn State University, which includes activities such as “mindfulness meditation, yoga, and knitting circles.” To reduce cyber bullying Central Pennsylvania's K-12 schools serve students who are “historically underserved, marginalized, negatively impacted by inequality, and victims of crime, violence, and victimization (POC), “Providing an opportunity to meaningfully advance equity in violence prevention for communities disproportionately impacted by women, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.”
Naley told Fox News Digital in a statement that the grant program is aimed at “recognizing, rapidly responding to, and preventing acts of violence.” This is why it's “so frustrating that projects like the knitting circle were given the green light,” she said.
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Other examples are: collaboration program Temple University and the School District of Philadelphia at Risk on “Community Policing, Trauma-Informed Conflicts that Highlight Racial, Historical, and Intergenerational Trauma, and Social Media's Impact on Conflict and Conflict Escalation” Allocated $1,688,668 to efforts to prevent violence by teaching exposed youth. Management, anti-bias education, and restorative practices. ”
1 million dollars granted Jurupa Valley Unified School District schools in Reach Out West End in Upland, California, with content “LGBTQIA+ issues, mental/behavioral health, substance use prevention and/or conflict mediation in line with SB 857.” Funding projects that improve safety. another $1,000,000 given It called on Ocean County, New Jersey, to “reduce its tolerance of teasing, coercion, and all forms of violence.”
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It was close to a million dollars. was awarded to The Justice Department's grant announcement states that the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Trustees will work to “advance racial equity” through activities such as “racial equity seminars” and student-led focus groups, and “remove institutionalized barriers.” and promote an inclusive school climate.”
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