Public schools are a space to learn and discuss ideas but lately, they've become a battleground where political conflicts have intensified.
"Sometimes, it's parents just raising questions, but sometimes, it has a violent tinge to it," said John Rogers, a professor of education and director of UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access
by UCLA and UC Riverside, more than two thirds of public high school principals surveyed across the country last summer, reported substantial political conflict, and it's more pervasive in politically contested or "purple" communities. "Districts that had gone through a large amount of demographic change, that they had lost a substantial proportion of their white student population over the last 20 years," said Rogers.
One California principal in a purple community quoted in their research said their school faced protests fueled by COVID-19 conspiracy theories, adding in part, "One of the parents was concerning to me personally, with his vitriol and his anger and calling me a "liberal communist moron."Rogers called the outcome of these conflicts "deeply problematic." For example, he said some teachers are becoming wary of talking about slavery.
78% of California high school principals surveyed reported their students made hostile or demeaning remarks to LGBTQ+ classmates. "This sort of behavior makes public schools less safe, less welcoming of all young people, and it undermines the learning that's so important for us all," Rogers said.
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