Marxist Liberation Ideology?

Editor,

There are serious red flags about the values Liberated Ethnic Studies (LESMC) wants to convey to Castro Valley students. These are not values most Castro Valley parents and citizens I know would be OK with. This paragraph from 

https://cferfoundation.org/011922actionalert/ is clear: 

 “Any Ethnic Studies course in our schools and relevant professional development should be based on Constructive Ethnic Studies, which promotes critical inquiry, multiple points of view, and highlights the achievements of our various communities. In contrast, Liberated Ethnic Studies is fundamentally a one-sided view of social issues, based on Marxist dogma that puts people into categories based on the color of their skin.  California Ed Code 51500 states: A teacher shall not give instruction and a school district shall not sponsor any activity that promotes a discriminatory bias on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, or nationality.  There are many other California Ed Code examples prohibiting the teaching of bias in our classrooms.”

I hope the CVUSD Board backs up from this deeply problematic decision and chooses a healthy Ethnic Studies approach for our students instead.

–Russ Fochler, Castro Valley