Maryland School District’s BLM Curriculum Talks About 13 Forms of Oppression, Including ‘Speciesism’
Maryland’s Howard County Public School System’s [HCPSS] Black Lives Matter curriculum includes teaching kids about 13 forms of oppression, such as “speciesism.” Yes, oppression against plants.
Fox News obtained the documents from the group Parents Defending Education (PDE).
PDE Investigative Fellow Alex Nester said: “Instead of learning about great Black Americans like Frederick Douglass who brought our nation together, Howard County decided to use Black History Month to teach students about racial division and hatred. Black History Month should be about the black Americans who dedicated themselves to ensuring our country lived up to its founding principles. It’s shameful that schools like Howard County have allowed Black Lives Matter–an activist group that hates American and Western values–to co-opt Black History Month. A better understanding of black history belongs in our schools. Activism does not.”
Fox News did not include the worksheet. However, the article has a screenshot of the part listing the 13 types of oppression.
Speciesism target groups are animals, plants, and flora.
The lesson plan has BLACK LIVES MATTER banner at the top of the worksheet.
“The concept of privilege is difficult to understand and particularly difficult for those who have [the] privilege to acknowledge,” the lesson plan tells the teachers. “You may wish to do personal research and reflection so that you have identified the impact of privilege on your life before trying to work through the concept with students.”
The essential question is, “Why are these principles surrounding black families integral to the Black Lives Matter movement?” The two principles are diversity and globalism.
According to the lesson plan, globalism means “Seeing ourselves as part of the global Black community and understanding how we are impacted or privileged based on our position and placement in this global context.”
By the end of the lesson, the students should have learned these objectives:
- I can understand the concepts of globalism and privilege, as well as their impact on myself and others.
- I understand and can advocate for the principles of Black Lives Matter.
It’s all about privilege.
The school system has participated in BLM’s “Week of Action” since 2021.
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