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Why Would TN House Republicans Vote to Denigrate Patriotic Conservative Christians?

It’s no surprise that House Democrats would vote to denigrate Tennessee conservative Christians who  love their country. But what does it say about the House Republicans who voted in agreement? 

Rep. G.A. Hardaway, a Memphis Democrat, was the Chief sponsor of HR110, a resolution to recognize Rev.Dr. William J. Barber II.

Rev.William J. Barber II

Hardway, described the honorific as embodying Barber’s five “interlocking injustices of systemic racism, systemic poverty, the war economy and militarism, ecological devastation, and the false moral narrative of Christian nationalism.”

Not included in the resolution was Barber’s 2013 participation at the Tennessee Highlander Center meeting about how to resist what the assembled group described as the “extreme agenda” being pushed by Republicans.

The resolution failed; only 28 voted yes, 35 voted no, and 20 were either too confused, uninformed, or squeamish, and simply abstained.

Predictably, all 23 Democrats present voted for the resolution; they were joined by 5 Republicans – Reps. Jeremy Faison, William Lamberth, Tandy Darby, Bob Ramsey and Kevin Vaughn.

Faison and Lamberth are part of the House leadership.

 Before the vote, when Rep. Mark Cochran (R-Englewood) questioned what was meant specifically by the term “false moral narrative of Christian nationalism” sponsor Hardaway responded that “there is a Christian nationalism Dr. Barber observes some of those narratives as not being in line with his way of thinking” and why he developed his moral budget ad his moral agenda.

Barber’s Christian nationalism explained by the academic experts

Barber has been understood to use the terms “Christian nationalism,” “religious nationalism” and “white religious nationalism” interchangeably.

Sociology professors Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry explain Christian nationalism in their book “Taking America Back for God,” and they agree with Barber that there’s a white Christian nationalism (the worst), and a Black Christian nationalism which is progressive and wants to uplift the downtrodden and marginalized in our country.

Based on the professors’ national survey questions and responses, “Christian nationalism” is a cultural framework used to refer to white Christians, particularly evangelicals, who say that the U.S. was founded on Christianity and therefore must remain a Christian nation. The authors describe “Christian nationalism” as a form of Christianity “that isn’t just about religion, but is a racialized view of America which “‘includes assumptions of nativism, white supremacy, patriarchy and heteronormativity, along with divine sanction for authoritarian control and militarism’” which dominate the political views of the subset surveyed.

But, as they explain, Black Christians get a pass because blacks haven’t been in power and as such, their version of Christian nationalism is more progressive and about a nation that has never lived up to its professing Christian identity.

The two sociologists claim that their national survey results show that people high on the Christian nationalism rating scale tend to be much more opposed to gun control, are much more xenophobic or racist and define being an American as being white and Christian. Worse still, the white version of Christian nationalism is “connected [to] and it connects all these negative ideologies.”

As used by Barber, Christian nationalism is white and its supremacist. Some of Barber’s examples of the “false moral narrative of Christian nationalism” is exemplified by Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell who don’t “promote the faith from the biblical foundations of love, truth and justice.” Instead, they are part of the “unholy connection” where “[r]eligion is being used as the cover for greed. The term ‘‘evangelical’’ has been hijacked in favor of corporate interests.”  

According to the methodology used by Whitehead and Perry to determine what Christian nationalism means, looks like and implies for the U.S., a phrase like “in God we trust” could be considered a Christian nationalism dog whistle.

What’s obvious is that Barber’s five “interlocking injustices” that form the basis of his moral budget and moral agenda align perfectly with the Movement 4 Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform and the agenda of BLM.

Barber also rallies against Israel and “Trumpvangelicals”

Barber’s speech at the 2018 anti-Israel U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) national conference affirmed his view that Israel is an apartheid state and that “historically, it is important for us to remember that one path regarding the Zionism project in Palestine was a colonialist project from the beginning…[i]t was  never just purely about righting the terrible wrongs of the Holocaust. But for [Britain’s great colonialist] it was about expanding a global empire.”

Not surprisingly, Barber’s comments align with the whole Christian nationalism narrative which is primarily directed at evangelical Christians who tend to be committed advocates for Israel. It also aligns perfectly with both the M4BL and BLM anti-Israel positions and their promotion of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) campaign.

By no coincidence, the USCPR has endorsed M4BL’s policy platforms.

William J. Barber II reveals what he really means when he uses the slur of Christian nationalism came at the close of his speech:

“In this moment when Trumpvangelicals have linked up with Zionist extremists and the corporate facism of white nationalists around the world, it may seem like [the USCPR’s] goal of Palestinian rights is at a low point….The same corporate interests that used white nationalism to put Trump in the White House, and leaned into Zionist extremism to move the U.S. Embassy to Tel Aviv, also want to cut taxes for corporations, deregulate, ignore climate science, take away healthcare, deny living wages, cut the social safety net and give more and more money to the U,S. military. But here’s the good news: There are far more of us than there are of them. And, God have mercy, even some of them have joined us when we’ve come together in truth and love and mercy.”

If you voted for Trump, Barber was talking about you.
If you’re a white Evangelical Christian, Barber was talking about you.
If you believe our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and the need to stay true to those principles, Barber was talking about you.
And God forbid, if you support Israel, the sole democratic state in the Middle East, Barber was talking about you and it’s a double whammy if you also happen to be a Christian.

And what about the Barber5 Republicans who voted to honor Barber?

Rep. Bob Ramsey and Kevin Vaughn are illegal alien protectionists.

Rep. Jeremy Faison (chair, House Republican Caucus) – his vote to honor Barber is just one more reason that the House Republican Caucus needs a new chairman.

Rep. Tandy Darby – he’s new and his vote raises questions about him that will require monitoring.

Rep. William Lamberth – at best, his vote is confusing; contact him and ask him to explain – rep.william.lamberth@capitol.tn.gov

The sociologists who defined Christian nationalism say that white Americans who adhere to this ideology, see it almost as an ethnic identity with others who share their cultural values and who “look like them.”

Rep. Yusuf Hakeem (D-Chattanooga) who wants critical race theory (CRT) taught in Tennessee schools, admitted as much during the House Education discussion about HB580, the CRT bill:

“There are those and I’m among them who feel systemic racism is real. As an example of how our system has allowed one group of people see as superior and one inferior. I’m a member of the Christian church like many of you but I remember growing up and when I looked at God he didn’t look like me and I think that some people interpreted that as they were better because they looked like God and some people who looked like me did not. I think this should be cleared up by history, by standards, by what we teach.”

The Barber5 Republicans had already voted to ban the teaching of CRT in Tennessee public schools. How then did the Barber5 completely fail to understand that Barber’s Christian nationalism point of view is nothing more than camouflage for using the lens of CRT in all aspects of life?

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Do “Lee-vites” Have Voters’ Remorse Yet?

Refugee resettlement. Child wellness visits. Take your pick, Lee is neither a conservative nor a student of the U.S. or Tennessee Constitution.

First it was Lee’s failure to uphold Tennessee’s Tenth Amendment rights against the federal government forcing the state to pay for the refugee program even after the state had withdrawn.

Instead, Lee said he was committed to bringing more refugees to the state.

Even though he admitted he wasn’t a politician, he never disclosed during the campaign that he knows almost nothing about the U.S. and Tennessee Constitution. This only became known after he took office.

Lee’s proclamation to continue refugee resettlement violates the separation of powers since Lee can’t appropriate state dollars that are being used to pay for the federal program. Only the state legislature has the authority to do that.

Now Lee wants a “Child Wellbeing Task Force” to be put in place. And he’s having Penny Schwinn, TN Commissioner of Education to get guidelines written about how local school districts can come to your home and make sure your kids are okay.

“Goal: ALL Tennessee children will receive a wellbeing check. Purpose: Connect with each child to verify wellbeing and identify need. Expectation: It is encouraged that all children, birth to age 18, receive a wellbeing check.”

Get that ALL children.

And because school districts are all ready too busy trying to educate remotely, Lee’s “guidance” will allow for “third-parties (non-district employees)” to come to your home and evaluate whether your kids are okay.

And notice that well being check caseloads are to be “equitably” distributed among well being checkers. Just what you’d expect from California-bred Schwinn.

How much will this cost? What about interpreters? Will illegal aliens cooperate with the well-checkers for fear of being discovered? What about that little thing called government overreach?

Anyone else had enough of Bill Lee?

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Tennessee’s Education Leftist Billionaire Problem.

  Former Tennessee Gov Bill Haslam and his wife launched a program on May 11, 2020 called “Tennessee Tutoring Corps”, which will help children who are falling behind in their studies because of the Covid 19 virus.  The goal is to hire 1,000 college students who will work with students from grade k-6 by paying tutors a $1000 stipend, and they will begin vetting tutors this week with instruction expected to take place from June to August. Great.

 While in office, Bill Haslam was known for his education programs as he established the Tennessee Promise scholarship making community and technical college tuition-free for most residents.  However in 2015 he also was one of a handful of governors leading an organization called Achieve, which was made up of governors and business leaders from across the country with the goal of preparing students  graduating from high school to be academically prepared for post-secondary success. Great.

Haslam’s involvement and generous volunteering commitments to these and other groups are admirable, however do not be lulled into the false sense there are no hitches. Out of his many affiliations, comes partnerships with global elites, who hold an ideology that will ultimately destroy America. Common Core, which Haslam and his close friend Jeb Bush were strong proponents of has essentially been the dumbing down of students in public schools not only in TN, but across the nation. To this day in TN, testing is still a train wreck, and even though now Governor Bill Lee promised to end Common Core, he instead has surrounded himself with liberal, incompetent educational system boobs.

Haslam’s Achieve was and still today is partnered with several philanthropic institutions that are geared towards extreme leftist, global, social justice ideologies. Unfortunately, Haslam’s latest venture, the Tennessee Tutoring Corp whose partner is the Boys and Girls Club, also has many of the same affiliations, including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

An interesting note is Warren Buffett, another billionaire, and founder of Berkshire Hathaway, which also owns a “significant minority investment” in Haslam’s family business, the Pilot Flying J. was seen with Bill Gates in Knoxville Tennessee in late October of 2018.   Even more noteworthy is in May of 2019, Bill Gates made a 2-day trip to TN, where he visited a school in Chattanooga, then had dinner with Gov Bill Lee, and the following day met with lawmakers and state officials. The Gates Foundation has invested about $34 million in Tennessee statewide, with an emphasis in Memphis.

“Tennessee is one of the five states the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is most invested in terms of education and it’s unlikely that will change“, says Gates. He further stated, “Oh yeah, we are going to stay invested in Tennessee.”

If you think Bill Gates is good because he gives money to “worthy” causes, perhaps you should look at exactly who he donates to. Better grab a drink though, his latest tax return which includes his grants and donations is 1444 pages long.  

If you think the same about rino Bill Haslam, I would also suggest you look at who he does business with. While we understand billionaires all are in the same circle, as the old saying goes, if you lay down with dogs, you get fleas.

 

 

 

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Tennessee Dept of Education Partners with Liberal PBS..What Will Your Children Learn?

During this time of crisis throughout the U.S, schools are using various means of social media and computers to assist teachers and students stay on top of their lessons. Great idea. On March 25, 2020 the Tennessee Dept of Education announced it would be partnering with PBS to deliver “daily instructional content for Tennessee students during COVID-19 school closures”. 

If the idea is to keep up with the classroom curriculum and state standards, (in particular social studies) it will most likely bring to life white washed versions of Islam, and even more disturbing are links to Muslim Brotherhood websites. In case you are not familiar with the Muslim Brotherhood, they are designated a terrorist organization throughout many Middle Eastern countries.

As the battle to end the disproportionate amount of time spent on Islam, and the inaccuracies included in it continues in schools across the state, many of the Social Studies lesson plans contain false views and data.  One of the first lessons is on Somalis in Maine, which shows how the small town is dealing with a huge influx of foreigners, who readily admit very early in the video, they prefer to stay in their own group. Assimilation by the Somalis has been an issue for some time since they refuse to do so. This video isn’t about educating students on culture, but rather portrays residents of Lewiston ME as racists.

In another video used in a lesson plan on Islam, it features Muslim Brotherhood supporter Ingrid Mattson, who compares  Christian Evangelist Franklin Graham with Al-Aqaeda, as he spoke about the Koran being violent and urging Muslims to kill non Muslims, which it does over 109 times. Mattson was also president of the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization here in America, the Islamic Society of North America. Speaking of ISNA, students can click on their link and be taken to their website, which is filled with other Muslim Brotherhood group links. 

Looking through the Tennessee State Standards regarding the Social Studies curriculum, which, as mentioned above has been disproportionate to the study of other religions,  but is also non factual, and misleading regarding the Muslim prophet Muhammad.   Painting a picture of this prophet to be a normal, religious man is deceitful, as described in hadiths, Muhammad married a 6 year old, and consummated their relationship at 9. Why would we teach students about a pedophile in a positive light?

 

There are numerous other issues with how PBS uses lesson plans on Islam, often suggesting Muslims are victims of discrimination, and are unfairly treated in America. Perhaps these lesson plans wont be used at all, however students and educators have access to all this information at the click of a button. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise, as parents will now have a first hand look at what their kids are learning about Islam, since textbooks remain in classrooms.

The Muslim Brotherhood is not a good organization, as former President Barack Obama eluded to, but is a dangerous, violent front group here in America to change it forever. The below excerpt is taken from the Brotherhood’s own manifesto, which was presented as evidence in a federal trial in Dallas TX where members of the group we indicted for conspiracy, and funding terrorism.

Parents, use this time to look at exactly what your children are learning in public schools, and maybe that will answer the question as to why students no longer, or on few occasions are allowed to bring textbooks home. It isn’t about education, it is about indoctrination. 

 

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Can Voters Trust Anything Bill Lee Says?

Like what he has said about refugee resettlement and transgender issues?

Remember, the candidate Bill Lee repeatedly talked about his conservative principles.

He also talked about how he supported Tennessee’s Tenth Amendment lawsuit against the federal government for forcing the state to spend it’s money on resettling refugees after the state said it didn’t want to be part of the program.

But Governor Lee decided he wanted to continue bringing refugees to Tennessee on the state’s dime. So Lee ignored the directions of President Trump’s Executive Order and said he consented for the whole state even though President Trump and the Department of Justice said local governments were supposed to have a say equal to the governor’s.

The DOJ has written this explicitly in their legal brief objecting to the federal contractors’ lawsuit to enjoin the President’s Executive Order:

‘To those ends, Section 2(a) of the Executive Order directs the Secretary of State to develop and implement a process within 90 days of the date of the Executive Order to determine whether the State and locality both consent in writing to the resettlement of refugees within the relevant State and locality, before any refugees are resettled within that State and locality under the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.”

On this issue, Lee decided to align himself with the Soros-funded groups like TIRRC, AMAC and the ACLU. These are the groups that predictably and consistently resort to calling conservative voters “haters” because the facts are never on their side.

Candidate Lee also said that it should be up to the local governments to decide whether biological boys and girls who’ve decided to change their gender identity, should be able to use the school bathroom they believe aligns with their new identity.

During a campaign stop Lee was asked to state his position about boys with penises who want to be girls and insist on using the girl’s bathroom, Lee wouldn’t take a position claiming instead, that a statewide policy on transgender bathrooms “is not in the best interest of Tennesseans,” it’s divisive and destructive and…that’s government intervention into areas of life that I don’t think we ought to intervene”… “I’m not advocating for or against a transgender bathroom bill.”

Now there are two versions of where Governor Lee stands on the issue of whether girls who used to be boys, should be allowed to compete against real biological girls on school sport teams.

Today, two different versions of the same article on Bill Lee and the transgender school athlete were posted on Breitbart.

The first version reported that Lee decided to formally align with the LGBTQ and big business lobby and signed onto a letter that functionally establishes a statewide policy that girls who used to be boys, cannot be prohibited from competing against real biological girls on school sports teams.

Within a very suspiciously short period of time, (maybe right after the Governor’s office saw that the cat was out of the bag?), an edited version of the article was posted by Breitbart, eliminating any reference to the Governor’s support for transgender school athletes.

Given the Governor’s evasiveness on transgender bathrooms in schools, for example, it’s understandable that there would be questions and doubts about which version of Breitbart article was accurate as far as Lee’s position on transgender athletes.

The easiest way for the Governor to clear up any confusion is to simply come out, support the referenced bills and send his press release to Breitbart.

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Nashville TN Students To Be Indoctrinated Again

This will be short and sweet.

The indoctrination continues. Once again, students attending Meigs Magnet Middle School in Nashville Tennessee are being taken on a field trip to the Islamic Center of Nashville’s latest addition, the Bellevue Mosque all under the guise of history.

On Tuesday, November 5,  your child will be subjected to lies that will undoubtedly undermine any beliefs or faith you are teaching them at home. Two years ago, children from the same school were taken to the Islamic Center of Nashville, where they were told they would leave that mosque with a compartment in their brain filled with Islam stuff.

Listen for yourself as Dina Sirios from the Islamic Center of Nashville instructs students.

 

Dina Sirios with Rasheed Fakhruddin

Please articulate where the historical value in this talk would be. 

Contact the school and school board representative to say no!

Address:
713 Ramsey Street
Nashville, TN 37206

Office:
615-271-3222

Contact Emails:
Executive Principal: Dr. Samuel S. Underwood
Assistant Principal: Dr. Sonja Wilson-Rosse
School Counselor: Melody Osborne
School Counselor: Belinda Hotchkiss
Dean of Instruction: Carmen Mullins
School Board Representative: Christiane Buggs

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Tennessee Students See Pro Illegal Immigrant, Anti Police Play.

As if children today don’t have enough issues to deal with, some Tennessee schools have taken their students, ranging from 3rd graders to high school to a play on immigration. “Return to Sender” is a production playing at the Nashville’s Children’s Theatre, based on a 2009 book detailing the life of a young Mexican girl. In this play, her parents, which are in America illegally, work on a farm in Vermont but could be deported if the young girls friends at school contact local authorities. One friend in particular is faced with the dilemma that if he was to tell authorities, his families farm would have to be sold as a result of losing the illegal worker.  

In typical biased, anti-law enforcement form, one part of the play shows ICE agents approach a man, which they immediately begin to beat with night sticks. Artistic director Ernie Nolan of the theater states this play helps “reflect the communities of Nashville and allow families to have tough conversations”. 

Return to Sender is a one sided, disgusting view of our law enforcement and promotes the acceptance of those here in America illegally. Furthermore, it is undermining what many parents may teach their children, from obeying our laws to respecting police, no matter what agency they work for. This play is nothing more than indoctrinating students with the belief that telling the truth may hurt your own family, therefore accept those breaking our laws, because if you don’t, the police will arrest and beat them. 

So far students from Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson Counties have been taken to see this play. We at dailyrollcall.com urge you to contact your local schools to stop any planned trips to see this play. 

                                                      Below click on picture to Nashville’s News Channel 5 story with a clip of the play, or clickIMG_2934

 

 

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Former Williamson County School Warrior, Melanie Lemon: Neither Gone Nor Forgotten

 

Melanie Lemon’s appeal will be heard in Nashville on June 5th.   Lemon sued Williamson County Schools, Principal Kathryn Donnelly; Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools Denise Goodwin, and outgoing Superintendent Mike Looney for wrongful discharge, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract.  Her appeal does not address the original claims of defamation, false light, or constitutional violations. 

                   Melanie Lemon

The story all began when a parent complained that her child received too much homework and missed snacks and recess in Ms. Lemon’s class.  The parent also mentioned an “incident” said to have happened in the hallway on the evening of a school play, over a month before.  A student who was on a behavior chart (whose history was well known by school administrators) was claimed to have been “grabbed by the wrists” by Ms. Lemon and told to “stop it.”  According to court documentation the teacher didn’t even remember the incident, and it seems reasonable to assume it must have been unmemorable to a hallway full of other children and parents who were never interviewed in a subsequent, non-investigation.  It was common knowledge that Lemon had to  redirect the child daily. Most telling, the parent of the student in question never reported such an incident and refuted claims of any hostility. 

Dr. Donnelly relayed this parent report to superiors, Goodwin and Rebecca Owens (H.R.), interjecting her own “perception” of this incident she never saw happen.  In Donnelly’s own deposition she admitted the descriptive words, “anger” and “forcefully” were her own.  According to public court records, these three grossly mishandled and misrepresented this “incident” which became a false child abuse allegation, a damning accusation that was conspicuously never made in writing. There was no investigation because there was no real report of one, but many refutes.  Owens emphatically denied such claims were ever made, but she was disproven by evidentiary audio tape, perjuring herself, and subsequently resigning.  Donnelly and Owens led Lemon to believe she’d been found guilty of the crime and that it had been turned over to law enforcement, a bold-faced lie. 

Dr. Looney took the fabricated reports without question and as a result, two cameras were put in Lemon’s classroom to monitor her, as well as a personal in-room monitor.  This person soon quit, finding Lemon to be exemplary and the ordeal unnecessary.  Dr. Looney emailed Lemon (under watchful eye) that he felt she spent too much time on her computer; however, nothing resulted except a teacher probably being creeped out, knowing someone was watching her every move. 

After months of this outrageous treatment Lemon could no longer endure.  Who could?  Soon came a petition full of Lemon-supporting parents, and eventually, teachers giving depositions and testimonies to the school board (one was even threatened by Looney, there’s sworn witness testimony.  There are many more details of harassment and intimidation in the files; you should read them for yourself.  So Lemon resigned, but never revoked her grievance.  The administration wouldn’t accept her resignation for days, stating she must first drop her grievance.  One of the continuing issues is that she never “exhausted” (properly completed) her grievance.  It’s exhausting trying to find a way to properly summarize this case, so I close by simply imploring you to either see for yourself or at least see what happens June 5th.

Whether you are a parent, a teacher, or just a tax payer, it’s clear that bullying/harassment has been tolerated and gone without recourse.  A false accusation of child abuse is a felony, yet here it stands unaccounted.  Perjury was committed and yet here it also stands without consequence.  And this is one case in which one teacher actually had nerve and faith in justice over finances to stand up to wrong.  What about those of which the masses don’t know?  What about all those that the Williamson County School Board could know (if they don’t) if they would seek?  What about all the tax dollars spent to defend these likes? One of those defenders is now going to be the new full-time superintendent.  Or is it easier for the board, parents, others to simply decide that what you or they don’t know can’t hurt?  And then, of course, there are the children

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The Lurid Looney Legacy

Although Dr. Mike Looney has signed the contract for his new superintendent position in Fulton County, Georgia, he will leave quite a legacy of messes and a load of unanswered questions.  There is a rich and fully documented history of attempted in-house handled crime; teacher intolerance and intimidation; attempted silencing of private citizens as well as school board members, and most seriously, ignored and grossly mishandled, true racial and bullying incidents of students by this administration.

 

If you’re unfamiliar with this sub-rosa side of Williamson County Schools, it is worth noting that the White Privilege teacher training was more than just a hiccup. The reversed approval of the teacher workshop sponsored by Southern Poverty Law Center (coincidentally in the midst of the Cultural Competency Collision) was more than an isolated gaffe or glitch.  There’s a pattern of silence and silencing.  A one-sided narrative is all that is generally shared, when anything is shared at all.  In a world of opinionated “news” and one in which censorship and silencing tactics have become commonplace, there appears to be no immunity even inside a big, beautiful red bubble.  

 

Whether you love, hate, or have no clue…Dr. Looney’s disdain for the Tennessee Star is certainly interesting and noteworthy.  He and his devotees have worked hard to discredit the only news outlet with the audacity to expose the White Privilege trainings, the WCS-endorsed, SPLC-sponsored workshop, the inconsistencies and confusion between Dr. Looney, the school board, parents, etc.  Let’s face it, had it not been for the Tennessee Star, the community may still be in the dark regarding these highly coordinated and secretive goings on in the school system.  

 

It was reported in April that the Tennessee Star website was blocked from the Williamson County School system’s online network.   How convenient.  From that point, no employee could read about the documents and trainings on White Privilege and/or Cultural Competency being revealed; the May workshop affiliated with Southern Poverty Law Center from which teachers were removed; the overreaching and highly unknown inner-workings of the Cultural Competency Council; the fact that the school board apparently knew little about any of these things; the information released in open records requests; the fact that Dr. Looney stated that the training videos teachers were required to watch were never intended for public view; etc.  If this administration doesn’t want its employees accessing this information and it didn’t want the public seeing those videos, what else does it not want known?  

 

More to come:  What You Probably Didn’t Know About the Scales Elementary Peeping Tom Incident; Melanie Lemon, She’s Neither Gone Nor Forgotten

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Unpacking the Pollution in Williamson County Schools

While many were sleeping in Williamson County, others were awakened in early in March to the knowledge that all teachers in the public school system were being required to watch videos and undergo discussions and trainings regarding their unrealized “white privilege.”  The article, “White Privilege, Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (written by Peggy McIntosh) was extremely disturbing to a host of parents and tax payers.  Many were and continue to be terrified to speak publicly of their disapproval.  Currently, in the land of liberty and free speech, there’s a great cost to question, or God forbid, point out wrongs. 

Not so coincidentally, it also came to light that the school system (WCS) had approved and was encouraging teachers to attend a personal development, multi-day, workshop in nearby Cool Springs, sponsored by Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).  How in the world did this happen?  That’s still uncertain.  Even after school superintendent, Dr. Looney (for reasons unclear) decided to back away from the phrase, “white privilege” and pull the 20-30 registered teachers out of the SPLC workshop/training, more questions remain unanswered than otherwise. 

Superintendent of Williamson County Schools Mike Looney

A very active, highly influential Cultural Competency Council had been formed and has been hard at work for over a year within the schools.  News outlets have reported that this Council meets with Dr. Looney throughout the year to discuss “curriculum, diversity training for faculty [three to four videos made and required for viewing, and at least one outside, speaker/training “expert”, Horacio Sanchez] and the disproportionate rate of discipline of black students.” Much of this was apparently, entirely unknown to most school board members.  Additionally, it was reported that the Council was calling for a system to allow students to safely report discriminatory/racial incidents that provides a trail for follow-up on how the district handles them.  There doesn’t seem to be a clear system in place currently–much like the Wild West—and it’s prime for unloading rounds of claims of “racism” at every turn.

As if this weren’t enough, found buried in communications, WCS is on track to roll out a new, online, social studies curriculum in August 2019.  It was widely unknown that a new one for science was already in place.  A few parents scrambled to the review, which was held three consecutive weekdays in March from 4 – 7pm.  Parents asked on more than one occasion, merely for a reference list of all the resources.  It seems no one saw that question coming.  All told,  there are hundreds or maybe thousands of resources uploaded into a system created completely “in-house.”  So, acquiring a reference list of public school teaching materials should be easy and according to law, anyone would think.  Not so. 

Inquiring parents finally were told to call and make an appointment.  It was agreed that a representative of the “Concerned Parent Group” take the lead, and to-date, one hour was given to spot check the new curriculum.  Two articles flagged were, “Issue Overview:  Jihad” and “Chicago Teens Confronted with New Wave of Islamophobia Speak Up.” The response was that these articles would be removed.  That was two of likely thousands of resources left unreviewed.  The Parent Group asked for an extended review and suggested a temporary password for more convenient review of all the online materials (since most reportedly have other jobs and responsibilities) be given.  But they were told they’d be provided more review time (TBD) during school days/hours, with required supervision.  The curriculum may already have been presented for state review for final approval; the status is unknown at this time.  By law, the state only checks to ensure its required standards are included.  And upon first-hand examination of some of the TCAP review materials for this school year, there’s plenty of pollution already there. 

Wednesday, April 17th, it was reported that Dr. Looney may accept an offer as superintendent in a district in Atlanta, Georgia, within two weeks.  It seems unimaginable how so many parents remain clueless about all that has come to light over these past weeks, yet hundreds are well aware, and though they deeply oppose all this, they do so in anonymity and in fear.   Williamson County is a great place to live in a bubble, and to chase what’s left of the American dream.  But these issues won’t fly under the radar much longer. Regardless of Dr. Looney’s decision, there remains a tremendous amount of work to be done.  There needs to be reversal of political infiltration of a leftist agenda, which appears to be ushering in Islamism in Williamson County schools, across Tennessee, and throughout America, with constant oversight.  A good start would be “unpacking your child’s backpack,” but with the move to online curriculum and stonewalled reviews, that’s merely not going to be good enough.  It’s the “invisible knapsack” full of propaganda that’s hard to un-do once it’s been unleashed, all brought to you by your very own tax dollars, hard at work.