Press Release – ACT New Zealand The Government needs to explain why a new education programme is teaching primary school children about white privilege, says ACT Leader David Seymour. The promise of our country is to value each person as we find them and value their human …
“The Government needs to explain why a new education programme is teaching primary school children about ‘white privilege’”, says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“The promise of our country is to value each person as we find them and value their human dignity without prejudice. A policy that asks children to apologise for their colour is the worst form of bigotry. Dressing it up as anti-racism is hypocrisy.
Tackling racism in Aotearoa: Should white privilege be taught in schools?
15 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Government has initiated a range of strategies to address systemic racism in the education system, but some are concerned it could end up being divisive . Photo / 123rf
The Government has initiated a range of strategies to address systemic racism in the education system, but some are concerned it could end up being divisive . Photo / 123rf
A student at a Whangārei primary school had to stand up in front of their classroom and say what they had done to acknowledge their white privilege.