School: History Month and Country Struggles

school: Some parents and conservative groups have deemed the event during Black History Month radical and divisive, according to Brandon Sun. Dueling petitions circulated, heated emails were exchanged and hundreds of people packed a school board meeting beyond capacity. But New Trier, a high-achieving, 4,000-student high school regularly ranked among the nation's best, found itself stepping into the minefield of the national dialogue on race and civil rights. While New Trier's demographics and resources aren't reflective of many public schools, the debate highlights the complications of teaching civil rights when much of the country struggles to discuss race. For educators the goal is simple. Some educators worry their work will become more difficult after a polarizing election that's fueled divisions, even in homogenous and largely Democratic areas like the upscale Lake Michigan suburbs making up New Trier. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.