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Santa Barbara’s DEI Disaster

By Greg Hammel

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Mar 03, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Education recently sent a pointed message to all school districts in the USA including Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter. Its core assertion was unambiguous: "Discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin is illegal and morally reprehensible.” The letter called …

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