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The Bank Street School for Children in Manhattan is reportedly teaching white students that they should feel guilty about their race as early as kindergarten.
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In contrast, they teach ‘kids of color’ to be proud of their race. The New York Post reports:
Administrators at the Bank Street School for Children on the Upper West Side claim it’s a novel approach to fighting discrimination, and that several other private New York schools are doing it, but even liberal parents aren’t buying it.
They complain the K-8 school of 430 kids is separating whites in classes where they’re made to feel awful about their “whiteness,” and all the “kids of color” in other rooms where they’re taught to feel proud about their race and are rewarded with treats and other privileges.
Bank Street has created a “dedicated space” in the school for “kids of color,” where they’re “embraced” by minority instructors and encouraged to “voice their feelings” and “share experiences about being a kid of color,” according to school presentation slides obtained by The Post.
Bank Street’s website clarifies what “dedicated space” means:
Bank Street offers Kids of Color (KOC) affinity groups in the Middle and Upper School, which are facilitated by a faculty member of color.
The groups have similar goals: to provide a space where students of color are in a majority setting; to support students of color in the positive development of their racial and ethnic identity; to create an environment where children of color can feel free and comfortable to share their experiences and concerns; and to encourage students of color to develop age appropriate ownership and leadership in the dialogue about racial diversity.
The program is run by Anshu Wahi, the school’s director of Diversity and Community.
According to the Post, Wahi is under the impression that:
White babies display signs of racism, so she encourages parents to talk to their kids about race as early as kindergarten, making them hyperaware of racial differences, and even “examine your own whiteness.”
The school also offers an affinity group for teachers who “identify as white and anti-racist.” Based on Bank Street’s website, the group helps them “learn about and examine white culture and privilege and how it plays out in their lives and teaching.”
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Most Americans will spend this 4th of July weekend with family and friends — gathered at pools, beaches, and parks — eating food off backyard grills, and watching fireworks displays.
But a number of this nation’s veterans are waiting for next Wednesday, July 6th. On that day, the Commission on Care is scheduled to release a report that details what is wrong within the VA healthcare system — and how to best go about fixing it.
Back in 2014, a Phoenix VA clinic came under scrutiny for secret waiting lists and long (sometimes months long) delays in care. When it was revealed that nearly 40 people had died while waiting for care, the VA enacted the Choice Program, which allowed veterans to receive care outside the VA.
Most believe that the end result will be the complete privatization of VA healthcare, as leaked statements from the pending 34-page report suggest that the current VA system is “seriously broken, with no efficient path to fix it.”
Reports that nearly 30% of text messages sent to veterans’ suicide hotlines go unanswered seem to support that assessment:
Nearly 30% of text messages to VA suicide hotline are going unanswered, report detailshttp://bit.ly/29hH0Im
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) June 28, 2016
While some veterans — such as Coast Guard veteran Thomas F. Day — are apprehensive about transitioning VA care to civilian hands, they say that if it would really help, they’re willing to give it a shot:
“I’m leaning towards I don’t want to see it happen, but as long as the vets are treated properly and they get the care that they’re entitled to and they need, I may be flexible in that category.”
But the VA Commission on Care, should they push for privatization, will have an uphill battle. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has staged a number of rallies protesting against privatizing healthcare for veterans.
Concerned Veterans for America, an advocacy group funded in part by the Koch brothers, has long supported privatization.
In addition to the Commission report, the Senate is also moving forward with a bill that would force more transparency from the VA — specifically, the public would be made aware when VA officials received bonuses.
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (D) has spoken out in support of the bill, saying, “you can’t have this juxtaposition of failure and controversy or scandal followed by bonuses. It makes no sense, and it’s got to be reined in.”
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In June 2015, then-18-year-old Hannah Cohen was on her way home from St. Jude’s Hospital following treatment for a brain tumor when she was allegedly assaulted by TSA officials at Memphis International Airport.
After setting off a metal detector at the security checkpoint, TSA agents took Hannah aside for additional screening. According to WREG, Hannah’s mother Shirley told the officials that her daughter is “partially deaf, blind in one eye, paralyzed, and easily confused, but said she was kept at a distance by police.”
Hannah, apparently disoriented by what was happening, struggled with the agents. She was then slammed to the ground, causing her to bleed profusely from her head. Hannah was thrown in jail, but the charges against her were later rescinded.
The Guardian reports that 24 hours later, when Hannah was released from jail, she cried to her mother, saying:
“I’m sorry, Mama.”
A disabled woman w/ cancer is suing a Memphis airport & TSA over a bloody scuffle last year http://bit.ly/29hGKcA http://pic.twitter.com/6hG9xy5CiG
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 1, 2016
Now, the Cohens are fighting back, filing a lawsuit against the airport, the TSA, and the airport police.
The suit states, in part:
“…the Plaintiff, Hannah Cohen, has damage from radiation and removal of a brain tumor that substantially limits her ability to speak, walk, stand, see, hear, care for herself, learn and work, think, concentrate, and interact with others…
This substantial limitation is obvious upon sight…
The Plaintiff, Shirley Cohen, repeatedly tried to tell the personnel manning the security checkpoint of her daughter’s brain tumor and disabilities. However, the personnel at the security checkpoint refused to listen to the Plaintiff, Shirley Cohen…They proceeded to assault the Plaintiff, Hannah Cohen, at the checkpoint, causing her physical and emotional injury…
The Plaintiffs pray for damages in a reasonable sum not exceeding $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) and costs…”
This is teen-age cancer patient Hannah Cohen after beating by TSA agents. She’s partly deaf & blind in one eye http://pic.twitter.com/cogDAiyZN2
— Ivan G.Goldman (@ivan_goldman) July 2, 2016
For its part, the TSA isn’t taking this quietly.
First, a statement was issued by TSA spokesperson Sari Koshetz:
“…passengers can call ahead of time to learn more about the screening process for their particular needs or medical situation.”
Then on Friday, the TSA’s official Twitter account posted the following:
Reports on the unfortunate situation in Memphis are inaccurate. Police responded when the passenger refused screening or to leave.
— TSA (@TSA) July 1, 2016
As previously stated, these reports on the unfortunate situation at MEM are inaccurate. We can’t comment further due to pending litigation.
— TSA (@TSA) July 2, 2016
Shirley Cohen told The Guardian:
“These people think they are God. They think they can do anything they want. Well, in this country we have the Americans with Disabilities Act. And if they will do this to a disabled girl, does that mean they’ll do it to an 80-year-old grandmother? It’s time for justice.”
Twitter user Benjamin Granucci may have put it best when he replied to the initial TSA tweet:
Regardless of the exact circumstances, a disabled passenger should never leave a checkpoint bloodied, @tsa. http://bit.ly/29hH6Qi
— Benjamin Granucci (@BLGranucci) July 1, 2016
No further statements have been made by the TSA regarding the incident.
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