White Students Targeted In Denver Over “Privilege”

A “white privilege” survey handed out to staff members at a Denver-area school district rankled some employees. “It was designed to make people aware that their experiences, whatever they are, wherever they come from, are not exactly the same as other people’s.” Two weeks ago, parents complained after a high school class in Oregon assigned the survey to its students.

A “white privilege” survey handed out to staff members at a Denver-area school district rankled some employees, but a spokesperson for the district said Wednesday it was useful in finding “opportunity gaps.”

The survey, distributed at Cherry Creek School District, included 26 statements such as, “If a police officer pulls me over, I can be sure I haven’t been singled out because of my race,” and “I can choose blemish cover or bandages in ‘flesh’ color and have them more or less match the color of my skin.” Staffers would score each statement…

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