Indiana Ed Parent Portal, Report 'Woke' Educators, 'Socialist Indoctrination.' Teacher Privacy, Safety [View all]

- 'Indiana education Parent Portal encroaches on teachers safety, tries to expose left wing nonsense,' Daily Kos, Feb. 24, 2022.

An alliance of Indiana teachers unions is demanding that state Attorney General Todd Rokita take down a portal he set up earlier this month to essentially spy on educators. Citizens can use the “Eyes on Education” portal to report on so-called “woke” educators and expose “examples of socialist indoctrination” in classrooms across the state. 🗑

Leaders of six teachers unions representing more than 4,000 educators posted a letter on social media on Feb. 11 expressing concern about the accuracy of documents posted on the portal, the IndyStar reported. The letter from the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association said the portal also compromises teachers’ privacy and safety:

“The portal violates teachers' liberties by posting their names as an intentional act of doxing (sic), which could lead to teacher safety concerns,” the letter read.

“Furthermore, the Attorney General is weaponizing a government website for his personal benefit. This further breeds misplaced mistrust in Indiana teachers, pitting teachers against the communities they willingly serve.” The teachers’ unions’ statement concludes: “We call on the attorney general to take down the Eyes on Education portal immediately and cease the political and vicious attacks on Indiana teachers. … Our students deserve better, our teachers deserve better and Hoosiers deserve better.”

The letter also urged Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana General Assembly to denounce the portal and take it down. The right-wing Rokita launched the portal on Feb. 6. In his announcement, Rokita said: “As I travel the state, I regularly hear from students, parents and teachers about destructive curricula, policies or programs in our schools. Our kids need to focus on fundamental educational building blocks, NOT ideology that divides kids from their parents and normal society. “...

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