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Talk by UW-Madison associate professor Christy Clark-Pujara, followed by panel discussion.

On the anniversary of a wretched school lesson plan, Marilyn Ruffin says we need real talk on why words matter.

SPASD offers updates on response after racially-insensitive slavery assignment, says investigation is ongoing Board, district apologizes to YWCA CEO for ‘misstep’ February 22, 2021 9:58 PM Madalyn O'Neill Updated: SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Leaders and board members of the Sun Prairie Area School District are asking the community for their forgiveness and trust following a racially-insensitive assignment. At a school board meeting Monday, district leaders gave a presentation on the timeline of the incident, the response and the investigation. “I’d like to start th...

Wisc. Teachers Placed on Leave After Assignment That Asked Students to ‘Punish’ Enslaved People People 2/5/2021 © Provided by People Google Maps Patrick Marsh MIddle School Multiple teachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed under administrative leave following a racially insensitive social studies assignment that the district has since called a "grave error in judgment." Sixth graders at Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie were shocked on Monday when they received an assignment about the Code of Hammurabi, a legal set of punishments and fines in ancient Mesopotami...

EMILY HAMER Two days after a Sun Prairie middle school faced backlash for an activity that asked sixth-grade students how they would punish a slave, the district isn’t answering questions on where the lesson came from and why it was taught. The Sun Prairie School District on Monday issued an apology, put the group of Patrick Marsh Middle School teachers responsible for the lesson on leave and launched an investigation into the incident, but has been largely quiet since. District spokesperson Patricia Lux said in an email Wednesday that there has been “in-person support w...