Boner Candidate #1: I’D LIKE MY CHILD TO OPT OUT OF THAT BLACK STUFF
A Utah charter school said it is no longer allowing parents to opt students out of its Black History Month curriculum after drawing backlash for initially giving families the option to do so. Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa said in a statement shared with The Hill that all school families are now participating in the curriculum and that going forward it would not allow parents to opt out of the lesson plans. “Celebrating Black History Month is part of our tradition,” Hirokawa said in the statement, which was also posted in the “Utah Montessorians” Facebook group.
Boner Candidate #2: WANT TO GO RINO HUNTING?
The conservative blog RedState has retracted a blog post announcing a new contest that encouraged readers to go “RINO hunting,” and report back to their comment section. The original article published Saturday morning called on RedState readers to help the publication gather “targets” for a new weekly competition which was billed by the outlet as a peculiar form of “organizing.” A photo of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who drew the ire of supporters of former President Donald Trump when she voted in favor of impeachment, was featured at the top of the article.
