Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss those issues. To fill in gaps, some students are looking to social media.
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, AP Education Writer PHOENIX — Mecca Patterson-Guridy wants to learn, but for some subjects, she isn't always comfortable asking her teachers. So she has been turning to TikTok.
Isis Spann, for one, said she turned to developing digital content after officials in a South Carolina school system discouraged her from sharing stories about some civil rights movement figures with her kindergarten students during Black History Month. She also recalls being told by the principal's office to remove earrings that said"Strong Black Queen" because they were deemed inappropriate.
Others who are finding audiences online for their takes on history and current events include Atlanta-based personality Lynae Bogues, who hosts a segment called"Parking Lot Pimpin" on social and political topics in the Black community. Kahlil Greene, who in 2019 became the first Black student body president at Yale University, calls himself the"Gen Z Historian" on social media. He shares stories of Black history and culture.
Meanwhile, new laws passed in more than a dozen states over the last two years have put a chill on classroom discussion of topics that touch on racism and sexism. "In high school, teachers didn't really talk about current problems that are happening, especially when it comes to police brutality. That's not talked about at all," said McCollum, who now attends Hampton University, a historically Black institution in Virginia.
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Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessonsScrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides
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Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessonsScrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides.
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