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Student Body President at Virginia Commonwealth U. Says She Hates White People

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 02, 2021 9 Comments

“i hate white people so much its not even funny.”...

Student Govt. at U. Virginia Cancels Bill Condemning Cancel Culture

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 29, 2021 2 Comments

“I am a member of YAF at UVA and throughout this year we have experienced much pushback from our expressive activism.”...

Case Update: Preliminary Injunction Sought Against Alleged Anti-Asian Admissions Changes At VA’s Thomas Jefferson High

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2021 20 Comments

In March 2021, we covered a lawsuit filed alleging proposed changes in admissions criteria to the top-ranked public Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) were motivated by a desire to reduce the percentage of students of Asian descent at the school, and to increase the percentages of Blacks and Hispanics.

Virginia To Eliminate All Accelerated Maths Classes Prior To 11th Grade. Because ‘Equity’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 24, 2021 69 Comments

Last week, Katya wrote an outstanding essay about the perils of woke math. This week, Virginia's Department of Education announced that it will be eliminating accelerated maths classes in all public schools as they strive for "equity."

College Student Claims She Was Forced Off Soccer Team for Refusing to Kneel Before Game

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2021 1 Comment

"said that during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement last summer, she often disagreed with her teammates on social justice topics"...

Norfolk Officer Doxxed and Fired After Donating “Anonymously” To Kyle Rittenhouse Defense Fund

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 21, 2021 143 Comments

The Norfolk, VA, Police Department fired Sgt. William K. Kelly III after a hacker group revealed his anonymously donated money to Kyle Rittenhouse's defense fund.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ix9IkwjbUg

Virginia Teacher Says ‘Marxist’ Critical Race Training is Damaging the Community

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 17, 2021 14 Comments

Loudoun County in Virginia has been engaged in a months-long battle between parents and officials over the direction of their public schools. Last year, the school system spent almost half a million dollars on race-based education materials. Parents and even some teachers are objecting to the introduction of Critical Race Training.

University of Virginia Student Council Rejects Proposal to Say Pledge of Allegiance Before Meetings

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 14, 2021 5 Comments

"received only two votes in favor out of 18 voting members, the remaining 16 of whom voted against the proposal"...

Medical Student Suing U. Virginia After Being Punished for Questioning Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 08, 2021 43 Comments

A medical student at the University of Virginia attended a talk on microaggressions in 2018 and asked questions that were deemed problematic. He was subsequently banned from campus. A court just ruled that his lawsuit against the school can proceed.

GoFundMe Takes Down Page of Virginia Parents Fighting Critical Race Theory Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2021 4 Comments

"GoFundMe did not specify which term of service Mineo’s page violated."...

Faculty and Students Protest U. Richmond Decision Not to Change Names on Campus Buildings

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 23, 2021 4 Comments

"President Ronald Crutcher, who is Black, and the board of trustees said last week that the names won’t be changed because doing so would be inconsistent with their educational mission."...

University’s Board of Trustees Rejects Student Demands to Rename Buildings

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 21, 2021 3 Comments

"We believe, however, that removing building names is inconsistent with the pursuit of our educational mission, which informs all of our actions."...

Teachers in VA Allegedly Compiled List of Parents Who Objected to Critical Race Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2021 8 Comments

"Regarding the anti-CRT movement, we’d like to compile a document of all known actors and supporters."...

https://twitter.com/DailySignal/status/1370424367537094657

Teacher Slams VA School District Over Critical Race Training: “You Do Not Speak for Us”

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2021 17 Comments

Back in December, Loudoun County in Virginia spent almost half a million dollars on race-based programs to implement in their public schools. Like many public school systems, they've embraced Critical Race Theory. Not everyone is impressed.

Lawsuit Alleges Anti-Asian Discrimination In Admissions Change At Top-Ranked Virginia High School

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2021 26 Comments

We have been tracking the litigation against Harvard University alleging that affirmative action admissions policies are intended to and do discriminate primarily against Asian-American applicants, but also whites. A request has been filed for the Supreme Court to take the case after both the district and appeals courts ruled that while Harvard did discriminate, such discrimination was done lawfully.

Virginia Tech Student’s Grade Gets Lowered After Arguing Whites Can Be Victims of Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 10, 2021 19 Comments

"white people cannot experience [sic] racism"...

Virginia Bill Would Award Some College Scholarships as Reparations

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2021 13 Comments

“a small but important step to acknowledge and address that the foundational success of five universities was based on enslaved labor”...

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