Delaware kindergarten class that combined slavery with yoga unacceptable, district says Natalia Alamdari, Delaware News Journal
School district under fire after yoga-themed slavery lesson
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The Caesar Rodney School District is investigating a Black History Month lesson that some parents are calling “culturally insensitive, offensive” and “disturbing.”
The prerecorded hybrid lesson was taught at the McIlvaine Early Childhood Center. A short clip shared by a parent on Facebook shows part of the 35-minute class, where a teacher combines yoga poses with her version of how Africans were enslaved and brought to America.
“African people came to America on boats to become slaves,” the teacher says in the video. “So here s the great big country of Africa. They crossed the Atlantic to come over to America. So right now, I need you to get into your boat pose,” she says, demonstrating the yoga pose.
What to expect Thursday in Delaware with snow, sleet and freezing rain on the way Brandon Holveck, Delaware News Journal
Another winter storm comes into Delaware Thursday
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Forecasts are calling for up to 6 inches of snow in parts of Delaware as winter storms continue to sweep across the country.
Snow began falling early Thursday in New Castle County and is expected to continue until midday when it will change to sleet and freezing rain. A winter storm warning is in effect for New Castle County until 10 a.m. Friday.
A less severe winter weather advisory is in effect in parts of Kent and Sussex Counties until 10 a.m. Friday where slick roads are expected as a result of snow, sleet and freezing rain.