As many are aware, Iowa Central Community College is experiencing tremendous expansion, and our Center for Performing Arts is set to debut in the next few mo
the district became the first in the country to implement a social studies program called american birthright. developed by conservative activists and rejected by educators around the country. including colorado state board of education. it emphasizes patriotism and discourages seven engagement. it is terrifying. when sarah lee of woodlyn park teacher for almost two decades read what was inside the new program she started to panic. anything that is not the way that the leader says it should be as wrong and evil and should be destroyed. that s how i feel about that american birthright curriculum. she says she was placed on administrative leave after she spoke out at a school board meeting. she is among the nearly 40% of high school staff who won t be returning in the fall, according to a district administrator. on may 10th, the board voted to extend superintendent, can we, it s contract. hundreds of community members lined up in the rain. david roster holds is the school boa
Feel about that american birthright curriculum. reporter: sarah says she was placed on administrative leave after she spoke out at a school board meeting. she is among the nearly 40% of high school staff who won t be returning in the fall according when the board voted to extend superintendent ken witt s contract, hundreds of community members lined up in the rain. david resterholt is the school board president. we re the first ones and only ones at this point to do it. reporter: what s in the curriculum that made you want to bring it here. the vast majority of people who support, that we hear from, i hear from, they are so confident to have it put back in there. when i graduated a vast majority of the graduates were proud to be americans and we want to see that happen again because we live in the freest, greatest country in the world. reporter: antonia hilton, nbc
Social studies program called american birthright, developed by conservative activists and rejected by educators around the country, including colorado s state board of education. it emphasizes patriotism and discourages civic engagement. it s terrifying. reporter: when sara lee, a woodland park teacher for almost two decades learned what was inside the new program, she started to panic. anything that is not the way that the leader says it should be the is wrong and evil and should be destroyed. and that s how i feel about that american birthright curriculum. reporter: sara says she was placed on administrative leave after she spoke out at a school board meeting. she is among the nearly 40% of high school staff who won t be returning in the fall, according to a district administrator. on may 10th when the board voted to extend superintendent ken witt s contract, hundreds of community members lined up in the rain. the school board president. why would this school take on curricu