Programs

“This FBI data is in tune with HAF’s own report on bullying faced by Hindu-American kids in American schools. The report finds that a third of the Hindu-American kids faced bullying in schools due to their religious beliefs. More than three out of five Hindu-American kids reported that their school focuses on caste and Hinduism, including inaccurate claims about religion and Indian social practices.”

School and Classroom Practices

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) lists these effective activities to reduce racial and ethnic conflict:

Multicultural or ethnic assemblies and special events

After-school programs and other opportunities for students to mix

Conflict-resolution training

Recruitment of diverse staff

Teacher-driven professional development on issues of equity

Teaming between classrooms, usually a bilingual class with a traditional class

The Southern Poverty Law Center which was founded in 1971 by Civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. , the website is used to track and expose the activities of hate groups, and they also launched a project called Teaching Tolerance. The project is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving inter group relations and supporting equitable school experiences for children. It also provides educators with resources that support diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools.

Tolerance.org provides the fundamentals to help develop classroom resources to help instruct students and it provides developmental sources for teachers and programs

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