A high school math teacher in Vista is at the center of controversy because of a diversity, equity and inclusion exercise.
One parent said the elective seminar class is, among other things, designed to teach kids how to be socially current.Last week, some Rancho Buena Vista freshmen participating in an elective seminar class were given the following instructions:"Stand in a circle. Each of you is now gay or lesbian, and you are about to begin your coming out process. You cannot talk for the rest of this activity."“Very uncomfortable," parent James Leon said.
“She wanted to show me what was going on because she knows I am not for teaching any of that stuff in school,“ Leon said. He says, among other things, the seminar class is designed to teach kids how to be socially current. He was not expecting this.Vista Unified School District Superintendent Matt Doyle dodged NBC 7's questions before the executive session at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled school board meeting.
Just after 7 p.m., four San Diego County Sheriff's deputies in two zone cars showed up at the meeting on a “preserve the peace call,” according to county dispatch. NBC 7 asked regular attendees if this had ever happened before, and they said no.“I don’t see how this is part of the California curriculum for education," Leon told board members."There is nothing that it does other than groom children.""I am totally disgusted," a district bus driver said.
Leon’s daughter returned to class. He says she was offered an alternative assignment. This, however, is not likely the end of the heated debate. He says she is scheduled to meet with Doyle after the holidays.
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