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NYC school's race discussion classes create controversy
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Jun 16, 2015
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NYC school's race discussion classes create controversy
For part of these discussions at Fieldston Lower School, students were segregated into what the school calls 'affinity groups.'
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For part of these discussions at Fieldston Lower School, students were segregated into what the school calls 'affinity groups.'

A private school in New York City is causing controversy with its mandatory classes where  as young as 8 years old talk about issues of ethnicity.

For part of these discussions at Fieldston Lower School, students were segregated into what the school calls "affinity groups."

Lisa Miller wrote about this for a recent issue of New York Magazine, and she tells more.