• In September 2022, a California school district instructed its staff to consider redirecting students who exhibit misbehavior to diversity, empathy, and “implicit bias” training sessions rather than resorting to suspension or expulsion.
• This information was revealed through documents acquired via a public records request by Parents Defending Education (PDE) and subsequently shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
• The Poway Unified School District organized a workshop for its staff, focusing on the district’s “restorative practice,” which emphasizes the mending of harm rather than the imposition of penalties for rule violations. Documents obtained through the PDE’s records request revealed that the staff training included the endorsement of an educational program from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

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