Virginia’s largest school district will let students skip a presentation from a Holocaust survivor, saying the diverse district includes students with “different experiences.”
“We understand that all students have different experiences. If you prefer to opt your child out from participating in this presentation, please email your child’s history teacher and they will be provided an alternate assignment. Please email your child’s history teacher with any questions that you may have,” a letter from Cooper Middle School said.
According to Adele Scalia a mother who is a parent of one of the middle school students, the letter was referring to a Holocaust survivor’s scheduled presentation to 7th-graders.
A Holocaust survivor is coming to speak to my son’s 7th grade History class on Monday. Wonderful. What’s less than wonderful, though, is the opt-out for this lesson because “We understand that all students have different experiences.”
What does it even mean? pic.twitter.com/FEDldcu1hi— Adele Scalia (@AdeleScalia) March 14, 2024
Fairfax County Public Schools, or FCPS, claimed that it advertised an opt-out to benefit Jews.
“Each year, Cooper MS invites a Holocaust survivor to speak with students to affirm…
