3 California districts under federal probe for ethnic studies materials

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating three California school districts over activities related to required ethnic studies courses, according to a Monday announcement by the department's Student Privacy Policy Office. The agency opened investigations into North Monterey County Unified School District, Palo Alto Unified School District and San Francisco Unified School District. The curriculum at all three districts included "Wheel of Power/Privilege" or "Mapping My Identities" activities — or both, according to the department, which described the curriculum as "invasive questionnaires" and therefore subject to the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment. The law requires schools to notify parents and obtain their written consent before surveying students on topics that would reveal protected information.

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