Group Threatens Legal Action Against Newport-Mesa Unified on ADL Training

Group Threatens Legal Action Against Newport-Mesa Unified on ADL Training
A sign near Sonora Elementary School, in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Vanessa Serna
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Some concerned parents and community leaders of Newport-Mesa Unified School District are seeking possible legal action to obtain teacher and student leader “anti-bias” training materials developed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) after a public records request for the materials was denied.

The issue of the materials came to light for some during so-called “task force” meetings for district officials, parents, and community members that began shortly after a student posted on Instagram a Nazi symbol crafted out of cups at a party in the spring of 2019.