Forsyth BOE Member Lindsey Adams Never Denounced Woke DEI Program, says DEI means "let's all get along"
After Forsyth's DEI rollout, bus drivers instructed they "must never call students by boys are girls. Instead use the word 'they' or 'we'". 8th graders trained on "Christian Privilege".
In a comment one observer described as “clueless”, Forsyth County Board of Education member, Lindsey Adams, stated at a public meeting she believes DEI means “let’s all get along”. Adams is running for re-election as the Republican nominee for District 2 on the Board of Education. Forsyth County’s DEI program was embroiled in controversy before it was ultimately put on pause by the system.
Vestiges of the DEI training remain as Forsyth students in multiple classes were asked their “preferred pronouns” on information forms from teachers and in one case even asked if the teacher may use the preferred pronouns when communicating with the minor’s parents.
The County’s DEI training included a supplemental tool entitled “their pronouns are” as well as other topics that have become synonymous with controversial DEI training all over the Country. After this training was given to teachers and staff, a County school hosted a privilege assembly for 8th grade students outlining specifics of “Christian Privilege”, “White Privilege”, “Heterosexual Privilege” and more.
An email obtained by open records showed that at one point, all school bus drivers were instructed to “not use the language boy/girl or him/her while at work with students. We must respect all students and never call students by boys or girls. Instead use the word ‘they’ or ‘we’”. The system pulled back the instructions after criticism from parents, but it shows just how far the DEI training Adams supports has seeped into the Forsyth system.
To implement the DEI program, Forsyth County hired a six figure salaried “diversity specialist” who is still employed by the systems with the new title “community engagement specialist”, and Adams has approved multiple budgets with this expense.
Adams never spoke out against the Forsyth County DEI program, and still seems to have a naive view of the left’s agenda.
Thank you Forsyth Beacon for alerting tax payers to this issue. Teaching students to focus on race and privilege is exactly wrong. Students need to learn to treat each other as individuals, and strive for independent thinking themselves. These are the qualities that will lead to success and happiness in life. DEI, as with all racist ideologies, will lead only to strife and suffering.
Genuinely asking - what’s wrong with asking what students would like to be referred to as? Back in my day, we’d have our preferred names on the rosters next to our government names - if Thomas went by Tommy, the teacher would have it there or would note it down. This was so normal until the woke Fox/CNN fake news media made a literal grammar tool into a divisive issue to drive their ratings up. I for one think that kids need to feel welcome at schools, especially during this terrible mental health epidemic that we’re facing.
Also as far as the discussion on why it’s important to respect pronouns? I grew up in Forsyth county, learning southern values like respecting one another. Kids these days need to learn more respect, and I appreciate this exercise. How would Tommy like it if the teacher called him Tomas, just because that’s what they wanted to call him? It’s plain disrespectful, and that’s not how I was raised.
It’s sad that the whole point on understanding privilege was overshadowed by this author’s opinion that basic grammar was newsworthy. Following this substack, hoping it will improve in quality.