Arizona Dept. of Education Reviewing 'Equity' Toolkit Claiming Babies Are Racist

Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 9, 2021
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BCN Editor's note: It's almost too ridiculous to believe; but too dangerous to ignore. Of course babies 'look more at faces that match the race of their caregivers'—because they're beginning to RECOGNIZE the faces of mom or dad or caregiver. That's not racist, that's healthy, normal development! -Aimee Herd, BCN

[Faithwire.com] Officials with the Arizona Department of Education have launched an internal review following revelations its staffers promoted an "equity" toolkit with content suggesting babies as young as 3 months old can be racist. (Image: Unsplash-Matt Walsh /via Faithwire)

News of the toolkit was first reported by Christopher Rufo, a writer for City Journal and director of the Center on Wealth and Poverty at the Discovery Institute.

In a statement released Friday, the department said it "recognizes the need for resources that explore equity and inclusion issues as we work to ensure that every student has access to an education that allows them to achieve their full potential." It went on to state the agency is working "to provide research and evidence-based guidance and best practices on these sensitive topics and how they intersect with delivering an equitable education."

What was in the toolkit?

Rufo took a series of screenshots from the toolkit, one of which is titled, "They're not too young to talk about race!" The paper cited a study claiming, "At birth, babies look equally at faces of all races. At 3 months, babies look more at faces that match the race of their caregivers"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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