A Denver, Colorado,-area public elementary school is taking heat for planning a “families of color playground night.”
Centennial Elementary School’s website promotes the event as taking place on the “2nd Wed. of the month at school, outside, as long as weather permits, at that point, it will be virtual, and probably later in the evening,” it read.
Exactly what the event would have looked like is unclear with one of the nation’s leading anti-critical race theory activists, Chris Rufo, tweeting what appeared to be a school sign advertising the event.
Denver Public Schools now promoting racially-segregated playtime—for "equity." pic.twitter.com/QO5XZXHfcX
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) December 14, 2021
“Denver Public Schools now promoting racially-segregated playtime—for ‘equity,’” Rufo said.
According to him, the event was organized by its “Dean of Culture” Nicole Tembrock, however, “The event was [canceled] due to COVID protocols, but they plan to reschedule in the new year,” he added.
The event was posted to the school’s Facebook advertising it as an opportunity to introduce parents to the “Community Equity Collective.”
“In this first session, we will introduce the Equity Book Study and Equity Discussions which will alternate each month,” it read.
“We will be meeting the first Wednesday of every month. The book we will be reading this year is How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong, which we will discuss in November, January, March, and May. In alternating months, we will discuss another resource, topic, or equity-related theme. This first month, we will focus on getting to know each other and learning about how we can contribute to equity at Centennial.”
