Woke $57k-a-year NYC school bans students from saying mom and dad, asking where classmates went on vacation and wishing ‘Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays'
Published: 17:20 EST, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 19:51 EST, 10 March 2021
A woke Manhattan school that charges parents $57,000 a year has issued a glossary of terms they claim will make the facility a more 'inclusive' place.
Grace Church School in NoHo has offered a 12-page guide to staff, students and parents that encourages them to stop using 'mom' and 'dad', to stop asking classmates where they may have gone on vacation. and urges them not to wish anyone a 'Merry Christmas' - or even a 'Happy Holidays'.
The Episcopal school also offers courses and after-school programs for its students that include single-gender groups, a Roots of Empathy program, and a course called 'Allying: Why? Who? and How?' which is offered to seniors.
The curriculum for that particular program, according to the City Journal, includes a photograph of a burning police car in a 'zine called 'Accomplices not Allies'.
The photograph is teamed with a declaration that 'the work of an accomplice in anti-colonial struggle is to attack colonial structures & ideas'.
students and parents which asks them to stop using words such as mom, dad, and parents
'Mom', 'Dad' or 'parents' are also outlawed for 'grown-ups, folks, family or guardian'
Asking someone 'what religion are you?' is outlawed in favor of 'Are any religious/faith traditions important to you?' (as pictured from the gudie above)
Grace Church school issued its 'inclusion glossary' for 2021 which it claims will 'remove harmful assumptions from the way we interact with each other'.
'While we recognize hateful language that promotes racism, misogyny, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination are already addressed in our school handbooks, we also recognize that we can do more than ban hateful language; we can use language to create welcoming and inclusive spaces,' it states.
The guide also warns readers to 'be aware that people may not always welcome questions, and they are not obligated to respond'.
Rev. Robert M. Pennoyer II, the assistant head of school, City Journal in a statement that the decision was made to introduce the glossary as Grace is an Episcopal school.
'As part of our Episcopal identity, we recognize the dignity and worth common to humanity,' he said.
He added that the guide comes 'from our desire to promote a sense of belonging for all of our students'.
Among the topics covered in the guide is the language surrounding gender, families, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, religion, disability, and socioeconomics.
Under gender, it urges for 'boys and girls', 'guys', 'ladies and gentlemen' to be abandoned in favor of the likes of 'people', 'folks', 'friends', 'readers', or even 'mathematicians'.
It even encourages for those terms to be changed when reading books, using child, person, or character instead of 'the boy/girl on this page'.
And pet names are out of the question, with 'sweetheart' and 'honey' to be replaced only with the child's name or a description of what the child is wearing if that is not known.
'Mom', 'Dad' or 'parents' are also outlawed for 'grown-ups, folks, family or guardian'.
Nanny and babysitter must also be change to caregiver or guardian.
'Families are formed and structured in many ways,' the school states.
'At Grace Church School, we use inclusive language that reflects this diversity. It's important to refrain from making assumptions about who kids live with, who cares for them, whether they sleep in the same place every night, whether they see their parents, etc.'
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Original school document is here: https://pdfhost.io/v/MSUTbDaqD_GCS_I...uide_21pdf.pdf
- Grace Church School in NoHo, which costs $57k a year, has offered a 12-page guide for staff, students and parents on 'inclusive language'
- 'Mom', 'Dad' or 'parents' are outlawed for 'grown-ups, folks, family or guardian'
- It urges them not to wish anyone a 'Merry Christmas' or even a 'Happy Holidays'
- And asks for an end to questions on where a person went on vacation
- 'As part of our Episcopal identity, we recognize the dignity and worth common to humanity,' the school said of the guide
- It comes as conservatives in NYC complain that the Big Apple's private schools have been infiltrated by a hard-left mentality
Published: 17:20 EST, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 19:51 EST, 10 March 2021
A woke Manhattan school that charges parents $57,000 a year has issued a glossary of terms they claim will make the facility a more 'inclusive' place.
Grace Church School in NoHo has offered a 12-page guide to staff, students and parents that encourages them to stop using 'mom' and 'dad', to stop asking classmates where they may have gone on vacation. and urges them not to wish anyone a 'Merry Christmas' - or even a 'Happy Holidays'.
The Episcopal school also offers courses and after-school programs for its students that include single-gender groups, a Roots of Empathy program, and a course called 'Allying: Why? Who? and How?' which is offered to seniors.
The curriculum for that particular program, according to the City Journal, includes a photograph of a burning police car in a 'zine called 'Accomplices not Allies'.
The photograph is teamed with a declaration that 'the work of an accomplice in anti-colonial struggle is to attack colonial structures & ideas'.
students and parents which asks them to stop using words such as mom, dad, and parents
'Mom', 'Dad' or 'parents' are also outlawed for 'grown-ups, folks, family or guardian'
Asking someone 'what religion are you?' is outlawed in favor of 'Are any religious/faith traditions important to you?' (as pictured from the gudie above)
Grace Church school issued its 'inclusion glossary' for 2021 which it claims will 'remove harmful assumptions from the way we interact with each other'.
'While we recognize hateful language that promotes racism, misogyny, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination are already addressed in our school handbooks, we also recognize that we can do more than ban hateful language; we can use language to create welcoming and inclusive spaces,' it states.
The guide also warns readers to 'be aware that people may not always welcome questions, and they are not obligated to respond'.
Rev. Robert M. Pennoyer II, the assistant head of school, City Journal in a statement that the decision was made to introduce the glossary as Grace is an Episcopal school.
'As part of our Episcopal identity, we recognize the dignity and worth common to humanity,' he said.
He added that the guide comes 'from our desire to promote a sense of belonging for all of our students'.
Among the topics covered in the guide is the language surrounding gender, families, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, religion, disability, and socioeconomics.
Under gender, it urges for 'boys and girls', 'guys', 'ladies and gentlemen' to be abandoned in favor of the likes of 'people', 'folks', 'friends', 'readers', or even 'mathematicians'.
It even encourages for those terms to be changed when reading books, using child, person, or character instead of 'the boy/girl on this page'.
And pet names are out of the question, with 'sweetheart' and 'honey' to be replaced only with the child's name or a description of what the child is wearing if that is not known.
'Mom', 'Dad' or 'parents' are also outlawed for 'grown-ups, folks, family or guardian'.
Nanny and babysitter must also be change to caregiver or guardian.
'Families are formed and structured in many ways,' the school states.
'At Grace Church School, we use inclusive language that reflects this diversity. It's important to refrain from making assumptions about who kids live with, who cares for them, whether they sleep in the same place every night, whether they see their parents, etc.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Vl_Lbz3kiryySc
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Original school document is here: https://pdfhost.io/v/MSUTbDaqD_GCS_I...uide_21pdf.pdf
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