Outrage as Hawaii public schools teach children anti-Trump propaganda ahead of 2024 election

Parents successful Hawaii person reacted angrily to revelations that students astatine a mediate schoolhouse are studying biased people materials that disparage erstwhile Republican president Donald Trump.

The contention erupted aft sixth graders astatine Kapolei Middle School, successful Kapolei, immoderate 25 miles westbound of Honolulu, received a slanted two-page papers astir the 2024 statesmanlike candidates.

The handout for students aged 11 and 12 focused connected antagonistic characterizations of Trump, including however helium 'tried to overturn the 2020 election,' and takes migrant 'children distant from their parents.'

Meanwhile, his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris is praised successful the acquisition for moving to 'keep our state a democracy.'

Parents person criticized the schoolhouse for embedding authorities into their acquisition plans, but Hawaii's Department of Education (DoE) has defended the 'simplification' of the 2024 White House race.

Angel Morales, a ma of students astatine the school, said she was 'very upset' astir the crude characterization.

'I deliberation teachers should bash their occupation arsenic teachers: instrumentality to acquisition and not politics,' she told Hawaii News Now.

Natasha Heffernan, different section nationalist schoolhouse mom, said the acquisition program 'was a small biased.'

'I don't deliberation that it is right, particularly astatine that property level,' said Heffernan.

Still, different parents praised the teachers for trying to get schoolkids engaged successful politics.

'It doesn't fuss me,' said Christine Russo, a ma astatine adjacent Ewa Elementary.

'I really worth that due to the fact that it's important to thatch students however bash we marque informed decisions erstwhile we spell to the ballot box.'

The papers was enactment unneurotic by a radical of teachers astatine the school.

They had simplified the accusation successful a campaigner examination nonfiction from the New York Times on six thematic issues.

On tackling crime, Harris is described arsenic giving 'money to police,' compared to Trump, who 'sends soldiers to cities.'

Harris is presented arsenic a person who 'wants to support our state a democracy,' portion Trump 'tried to overturn the 2020 election,' says the document.

On immigration, Harris is said to person plans to prosecute much borderline guards and bounds 'how galore radical tin determination to the US.'

Trump, however, 'finds and catches radical successful the US illegally' and 'takes children distant from their parents,' says the document.

Hawaii acquisition chiefs defended the teachers from criticism, saying the acquisition would 'help students recognize the candidates' positions connected cardinal issues.'

'Teachers simplified this accusation to marque it accessible for young students, striving to stay factual and unbiased,' said a DoE statement.

'The intent was to promote autarkic reasoning and treatment among students, not to beforehand immoderate peculiar view.'

Still, officials acknowledged that 'simplification of analyzable issues tin sometimes effect successful perceived imbalances, peculiarly erstwhile presenting nuanced governmental topics to younger audiences.'

Hawaii teachers are expected to beryllium 'objective, and factual' erstwhile readying lessons, according to authorities guidelines.

The DoE has not said whether and teachers faced disciplinary action, oregon whether their policies volition beryllium changed.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) besides defended the arguable lesson.

In a statement, the relation said it supports 'student treatment of issues that whitethorn make opposing points of presumption arsenic an important portion of the learning process.'

'Age-appropriate civic acquisition helps students make a meaningful consciousness and respect for the US Constitution and idiosyncratic rights,' said an HSTA statement.

'It fosters students' designation of idiosyncratic state and societal work to vote.'

Lessons with governmental contented 'allow students to study, investigate, process, and make their ain opinions astir the satellite and themselves,' added the statement.

Worth conscionable 4 retired of 538 votes successful the electoral college, Hawaii has garnered small attraction during this year's statesmanlike contest.

The authorities of 1.4 cardinal radical has not backed a Republican statesmanlike campaigner since 1984.

President Joe Biden's 64 percent ballot tally successful 2020 soundly defeated Trump, with 34 percent.