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' 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 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 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 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 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 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 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           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook 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 johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.