After ignoring DEI, Idaho education officials take aim at stopping it — maybe
State education board, governor try to preempt a fight at the Legislature
One of the more insidious things government does is fuel ways to divide people, which is central to their agenda of driving fear. People who are fearful are more likely to be dependent on politicians to fix things for them.
Perhaps nowhere has this been more pronounced or more harmful than in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs embedded in the education system. Proponents of DEI argue that it is merely a “framework that promotes fair treatment and full participation of all people.” In practice, DEI tells minorities that the things about them that make them different — race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. — is a weakness that is at the apex of their identity and must be highlighted and catered to.
Having watched this ideology metastasize in Idaho’s education system over the last two d…
