Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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The following story has moved as this week’s Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONLINE LEARNING COMPLAINTS

As parents help their children navigate remote classes during the coronavirus pandemic, they’re more aware of what’s being taught. And they’ve complained that racist, sexist and other concerning content has appeared in a learning program called Acellus that’s used nationwide. Some districts are reconsidering or getting rid of the program. In Hawaii, parents have called out lessons saying Europeans “discovered” the islands and that Grumpy from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” is a “woman hater.” The founder of Acellus calls the controversy an “organized attack.” Experts say the scramble to keep classes running during the pandemic means vetting the online curriculum may not have been as thorough as it should have been. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

—The AP