EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Affirmatively Discriminate Based on Race’

Plus: EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on ‘Gender and Ethnic Diversity’ to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts December 23 2021 Good morning from Washington, where it’s looking a lot like Christmas. Just south of us, Virginia parents sue their school district for teaching racial discrimination. Mary Margaret Olohan has the scoop. EPA officials seek diversity, not a balance of views, in science advisers, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, a terrorism expert assesses Hamas’ threat to Israel. Plus: Sen. Joe Manchin stands up for responsible welfare policy; the resurgence of global COVID-19 craziness; women in crisis find grace at a special maternity home; and the facts behind a beloved Christmas carol. On this date in 1620, construction begins on the first permanent European settlement in New England. Morning Bell will return Tuesday. Merry Christmas! NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’]() [EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’]() By Mary Margaret Olohan A Virginia school district is indoctrinating students with an ideology that “teaches children to affirmatively discriminate based on race,” nine parents allege in a lawsuit. [More]() NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on Gender, Ethnic Diversity to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts]() [EXCLUSIVE: EPA Focused on Gender, Ethnic Diversity to Fill ‘Purged’ Advisory Posts]() By Fred Lucas After booting advisers from regulated industries, the EPA appears to have prioritized gender and ethnic diversity in replacing them, documents show. [More]() NEWS [Mary’s Shelter and the ‘Angel’: A Story of Pregnant Women in Crisis and the Pro-Life Maternity Home That Shelters Them]() [Mary’s Shelter and the ‘Angel’: A Story of Pregnant Women in Crisis and the Pro-Life Maternity Home That Shelters Them]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Mikaela, 18, had nowhere to go. Her father had turned her out of the house in a rage, insisting that she abort her baby. Then she found Mary’s Shelter. [More]() ANALYSIS [Kids as Human Shields: Evolution of Hamas' War on Israel]() [Kids as Human Shields: Evolution of Hamas' War on Israel]() By Douglas Blair Hamas terrorists "actually send kids to the border fence with Israel and militants hide behind them,” terrorism expert Jonathan Schanzer says. [More]() COMMENTARY [Joe Manchin Should Be Celebrated for Putting Families First]() [Joe Manchin Should Be Celebrated for Putting Families First]() By Leslie Ford “There’s no work requirements whatsoever,” the West Virginian says of fellow Democrats’ bill. “There’s no education requirements whatsoever for better skill sets.” [More]() COMMENTARY [COVID-19 Madness Resurges Worldwide With Draconian Measures]() [COVID-19 Madness Resurges Worldwide With Draconian Measures]() By Douglas Blair As the omicron variant of coronavirus spreads, lawmakers in many countries seem all too eager to respond again by imposing outsize measures to stop it. [More]() COMMENTARY [The Inspiring True Story Behind This Classic Christmas Carol]() [The Inspiring True Story Behind This Classic Christmas Carol]() By Philip Reynolds The winter of 1863 was a grim one for American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—and for the entire country. The Civil War had been raging for two years. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()