These links take you to articles explaining the various challenges facing public schools today. These challenges are not just national challenges, but are challenges here in Nassau County because the Federal laws overshadow all aspects of our local education system.
Additionally, the Florida Parents Bill of Rights law is important for parents to be familiar with as they seek to manage the education of their children and protect their children at the same time.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) background you may find helpful
The founding organization and certification group for SEL is CASEL.org. They have sought to white wash their website over the years to make it less obvious and less offensive, but they are still seeking to take a world view, humanistic and racist view of the world with NO mention, credit or acknowledgement of our Sovereign God.
- Utah moms find alarming messages in SEL curriculum
- 15 Harmful effects of SEL
- Congressional Testimony on trouble with SEL
68 SEL studies … No studies within the top tier of evidentiary strength demonstrated benefits to academic achievement. - Dangers of SEL
The Parent Navigator is useful with 200 pages of research. $5 to download
This is a documentary The War on Children. This link is to a Breitbart article with the full length movie for free. It is two hours long so settle in.
What is going on in schools – risks/rights
The resources below are intended to inform you of the risks in the Nassau County School System. Parents, citizens and students should be aware of potentially harmful curriculum, handouts, surveys and videos that are not education focused but are potentially harmful and not suitable for presentation in schools.
| Florida Commissioner of Education
Manny Diaz 2/27/23 Letter to Florida District Superintendents & Charter School Operators |
Manny Diaz emplores school leadership to conduct a thorough review of SEL materials in school.s SEL Content has no place in Florida’s Classrooms Click to read the full letter. All SEL content should be scrutinized.
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SEL’s most visible primary drivers are the World Health Organization, CDC, World Economic Forum, American Research Association, the American School Counseling Association, and the Bill Gates Foundation. (CASEL) |
Social Emotional Learning – SEL
In the context of SEL, equity and excellence refers to every student—across race, ethnicity, family income levels, learning abilities, home language, immigration status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other factors |
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Failing Schools – National Crisis (facts)
NEA – teachers unions assembly NBI 4 asserts, “The NEA will inform states and locals of the following sample language that may be put in contracts and policies that is LGBTQIA+ inclusive. The language will be as follows: ‘Parental leave’ instead of ‘maternity leave,’ ‘parent’ instead of ‘mother’ or ‘father,’ ‘birthing parent’ instead of ‘mother’ or ‘father,’ and ‘non-birthing parent’ instead of ‘mother’ or ‘father.’” |
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Federal initiatives such as Title IX changes
Boys playing in girls sports, sharing bathrooms |
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Sex Education in public schools
Know our local sex ed curriculum |
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The Parent Navigator (Online book – $5)
Excellent 200 page resource explaining school issues simply and clearly |
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