Misinformation Mayhem: Satanic Panic 2.0
“Now here we are in 2022, and instead of satanic cults lying in wait in every small town in America, it’s teachers wanting to “groom” your children lurking in every classroom in the country. It’s all too familiar, isn’t it?”
Separating Fact from Fiction in DCSD’s Educational Equity Policy
“This Resolution and directive to review the equity policy is the result of targeted misinformation and moral panic campaigns.”
What Does it Mean to “Dismantle” Public Education? Intentional Misinformation and Moral Panic Campaigns
“The intent of gaslighting with this coded language is to make individuals feel that talking about actual discrimination and oppression is somehow “wrong” and creates a “victim mentality” among those experiencing actual oppression.”
Community Conversation - It’s a Scary Time for LBGTQ Kids – and Their Parents Too
“Ignorant, misinformed people imbued with a sense of righteousness are dangerous and unpredictable.”
Trickle-Down Extremism
“This is real, this is happening, and it has infiltrated our community and our school district.”
Book Banning and Educational Gag Orders
“While book bans in the United States may seem new, this is actually a century-old trend in our public schools. These “educational gag orders,” which are government limits put on topics of teaching and learning, have been seen in various iterations.”
Extremist Groups Infiltrate DCSD
“The Independence Institute and FAIR have voluntarily joined forces with FEC United (the radical, right-wing extremist group led by Oltmann who embraces election conspiracy theories…”
The Misinformation Spread
“Extremism has no place in DCSD; Peterson and the entire BoE need to be more representative of our district’s values.“