An elite New York City school has sent out invitations to a welcome reception for ‘parents of new students of color’ as part of diversity efforts and a move toward ‘wokeness’.
The invitation from the Marymount School of New York, where tuition costs $54,000 per year, has sparked outrage in the community as more parents are speaking out about top Manhattan private schools bombarding students with an antiracism agenda.
The flyer from the all-girls Catholic School states that the May 20 event is for adults only and shows an animated photo of three women of different shades gathered around a globe.
Multiple parents across Manhattan shared the invitation with DailyMail.com, with one saying, ‘My jaw hit the floor when I first saw it. I mean what is the school thinking? I’m 100% pro-diversity, I just don’t feel this is the right way about it.
‘How does this help any one’s cause? If anything, many parents feel this creates more division – it singles out the parents of color. What is the school trying to achieve here?’ they added.
Marymount School of New York is hosting a welcome reception strictly for ‘parents of new students of color’ as part of diversity efforts
The all-girls Catholic School where tuition costs $54,000 per year sent out the invitations last week which has since caused outrage among parents
The parent, who asked not to be named, said it is ‘outrageous that they think holding a ”welcome reception for parents of new students of color” changes anything.
‘On the flip side, could you imagine the outrage if this was to welcome the parents of white students?
The Marymount School of New York sits in the posh Upper East Side of Manhattan right along Central Park.
One parent said admissions and tuition should be reformed to address diversity issues.
‘If you really want to diversify the school how about taking a good hard look at your pricing structure and admissions policy – make this school more affordable and stop prioritizing the children of alumnae,’ they said. ‘I mean we fork out over $50,000 a year to send our children here, there is already a barrier to entry.’
The parent raised similar concerns that have been echoed by other parents at elite Manhattan schools who fear they’ll be punished for voicing a difference in opinion.
‘Parents are afraid to speak up and say anything as they don’t want to be punished by the school,’ they said.
‘There is no room for a two way conversation, so taking this to the media is the only way to call time on how the school creates division through their attempts at diversity.’
Parents with children at the Brearley School, Grace Church School and The Spence School have all voiced their concerns in the last few weeks.
‘Every one of these schools feel they need to do something, but they are completely out of touch,’ they said.
Andrew Gutmann, 45, wrote a letter blasting the $54,000 a year Brearley School over its woke antiracism ‘obsession’. Gutmann told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview that he never intended his scathing letter to go viral but now welcomes the controversy he sparked
Gutmann said of The Brearley School, ‘What the school is saying, what all these schools are saying, is that if you don’t agree with us, we don’t want a dialogue, don’t even want your kid in our school’
Andrew Gutmann, 45, first raised concerns when he wrote a letter blasting the $54,000 a year Brearley School earlier this month over its woke antiracism ‘obsession’.
Gutmann told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview that he never intended his scathing letter to go viral but now welcomes the controversy he sparked.
At the Grace School, math teacher Paul Rossi was let go after he accused the headmaster and other administrators of indoctrinating students with anti-racism ideology that ‘induces shame’ in white students for being ‘oppressors.’
Math teacher Paul Rossi (above) was ‘relieved of his teaching duties’ at the $57,000-a-year Grace Church School in Manhattan after he penned an essay accusing the school of indoctrinating students last week
This came after the Grace Church School issued a glossary of terms last month they claimed would make the facility a more ‘inclusive’ place.
It offered a 12-page guide to staff, students and parents that encourages them to stop using ‘mom’ and ‘dad’, to stop asking classmates where they may have gone on vacation and urges them not to wish anyone a ‘Merry Christmas’ – or even a ‘Happy Holidays’.
The school’s website also has a page devoted to antiracism where it outlines the programs offered to pupils and parents.
Among the upcoming events are Zoom meetings for parents of white backgrounds where they can discuss how to better tackle racism.
Then over in downtown Manhattan at The Spence School, a $54,000-a-year all-girls private school, a letter was sent out last week urging families to support wokeness and Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd.
The school, which boasts notable alum including Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington, called the conviction a ‘crucible moment for our nation and for our ongoing struggle for racial justice and equity.’
‘The jury’s verdict, an important step toward accountability and healing, however, does not erase the tragedy of the murder of George Floyd, and there is important work ahead that requires our collective voice and courage,’ the letter reads.
An alum who asked not to be named received the letter and was appalled, telling DailyMail.com she was shocked at ‘how they forced students to get involved’ in the trial.
‘Where is the protection of innocence?’ she said.
