Overview
Dr. Portia Hunt was invited by the Assistant Superintendent of the CDOE to provide in-service anti-racism training for the school’s white and non-white educators. Fremont also serves children with disabilities that include developmental and hearing disabilities. The CDOE wanted educators to better understand personal biases, systemic racism, and how white racial identity operates to stall and hinder anti-racist and anti-bias work, especially in educational settings.
The children in the Riverside Unified School District were primarily Latino, Asian-American, white and African American from poor and working class neighborhoods. The goal of the teacher training was to develop a baseline understanding of how white supremacy culture perpetuates a power dynamic that systematically excludes non-white racial groups.
Over the course of three months, Hunt’s team of mixed race facilitators offered three training sessions that helped four groups of educators recognize the relationship between their personal unconscious biases and how systemic racism gets reinforced when working with BIPOC populations.
Outcomes:
- The training got high marks and was rated Excellent by the educators.
- The educators requested more in-depth training in cultural competencies.
Going Forward
- Overview
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Overview
Fremont Elementary School is one of the oldest schools in Riverside, California. Located on the city’s north side, Fremont is less than a mile from the site of the original Mexican settlement in Riverside, La Placita. Many of Fremont’s students are descendants of those original settlers, adding to the rich cultural heritage and diversity reflected in the student population. The school offers a Dual Language Immersion Program to its parents and students in support and honor of this heritage.Dr. Portia Hunt was invited by the Assistant Superintendent of the CDOE to provide in-service anti-racism training for the school’s white and non-white educators. Fremont also serves children with disabilities that include developmental and hearing disabilities. The CDOE wanted educators to better understand personal biases, systemic racism, and how white racial identity operates to stall and hinder anti-racist and anti-bias work, especially in educational settings.
The children in the Riverside Unified School District were primarily Latino, Asian-American, white and African American from poor and working class neighborhoods. The goal of the teacher training was to develop a baseline understanding of how white supremacy culture perpetuates a power dynamic that systematically excludes non-white racial groups.
Over the course of three months, Hunt’s team of mixed race facilitators offered three training sessions that helped four groups of educators recognize the relationship between their personal unconscious biases and how systemic racism gets reinforced when working with BIPOC populations.
- Outcomes
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Outcomes:
- The training got high marks and was rated Excellent by the educators.
- The educators requested more in-depth training in cultural competencies.
- Going Forward
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Going Forward
Push back from Alt-Right groups politicized the training and, consequently, it was discontinued.
