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The news spread like wildfire after the Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on 11 different counts, including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.

Turns out the controversial group had been funneling millions to extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, essentially “manufacturing racism to justify its existence” per Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups – even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.

SPLC used stories about the racist incidents it funded as part of its DEI curriculum which has been pushed into schools through the Learning for Justice (LfJ) program and The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework.

The framework relies on an "equity lens" rooted in critical race theory. It emphasizes identity politics and intersectionality to classify people as either oppressed or oppressors. It assumes everything is systemically racist and harmful bias is pervasive throughout society. It fosters a worldview of perpetual victimhood and oppression, and pushes young people toward activism.

Scenarios modeled during some of these lessons actually "correct" family views that are deemed to be "wrong" or "immoral."

Students who get indoctrinated into this mindset are burdened with adult-level guilt about things they cannot change, like the color of their skin, and are made to feel ashamed.

Greenwich Patriots previously reported that Greenwich Academy, the elite all-girls private school, had been using the SPLC's curriculum to indoctrinate girls into what GA called "DEIB" -- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

GA is not the only school in the state that used this divisive curriculum.

West Hartford Public Schools developed and implemented K-5 social justice lessons explicitly aligned to LfJ Social Justice Standards (identity, diversity, justice, action) as part of social emotional learning (SEL) and the civics curriculum in 2020 and 2021.

The concepts were integrated into morning meetings and various equity initiatives for students from kindergarten and up, including book lists and read-alouds that addressed alleged stereotypes and perceived injustices. WHPS promised that it is committed to equity and anti-racism.

Guilford Public Schools embraced LfJ so much that it was actually featured in the organization's magazine for using LfJ resources and anti-bias approaches to teach local "hard history" (e.g., New England slavery, racism, and racial justice in Guilford).

Students and teachers actively applied LfJ-style lessons so students could learn a "more accurate history of their overwhelmingly white New England town" because "history curricula reflect a version of history that centers white experiences and perspectives."

New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) applied for a Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant in 2019. NHPS explicitly planned to use the SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance curriculum across grade levels in magnet schools as part of its DEI efforts, per the application.

NHPS is also featured in Chapter 5 of an SPLC guide called "Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades." The article provides a reflection on what it means to be an "inclusive classroom."

Waterbury Public Schools features a link to LfJ front and center on the district's DEI homepage for K-3 Resources.

Independent Day School in Middletown also lists LfJ among the resources on its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging site.

Then there's Connecticut Public Act 19-12, An Act Concerning the Inclusion of Black and Latino Studies in the Public School curriculum.

The law requires each local and regional board of education in the state to include African-American/Black studies and Puerto Rican/Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the district as a year-long elective course.

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), under Cardona's leadership, partnered with the State Education Resource Center (SERC) to develop model curriculum as directed by the 2019 law. SERC led the actual content creation for the curriculum.

SERC referenced and/or incorporated LfJ Social Justice Standards in some of the recommended lesson plans, especially around slavery, civil rights and immigration, and also in anti-racism and implicit bias resources.

You can clearly see the model curriculum promotes critical race theory and pushes students toward activism. The course also features materials and resources from:

• libcom.org, which is "Libertarian Communism";
• Zinn Education Project, which was started by a former Communist party member and promotes Marxist lessons; and
• Black Lives Matter, which was started by "trained Marxists."

No wonder education is such a mess in Connecticut!

P.S. Here are some of the Connecticut-based foundations that financially supported the SPLC hate machine over the years:

• The Tow Foundation: Prominent New Canaan-based family foundation focused on justice, wellness, and youth issues. Strongly CT-based.
• The Stoddard Family Foundation: Pamela Stoddard family foundation based in Guilford.
• Tomkat Foundation: Supports environmental and youth causes; based in Mystic.
• Fairfield County’s Community Foundation: Serves Fairfield County; manages donor-advised funds and local grants; based in Norwalk.
• The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven: Major regional community foundation.

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