Overview
- A training called “Ethnic Studies Everywhere” convened by Teachers 4 Social Justice was held at John O’Connell High School on April 26 and included a workshop on so‑called adultism.
- Slides from the workshop said the student‑teacher relationship is shaped by systemic power dynamics and described educators as oppressors and students as the oppressed.
- San Francisco Unified School District said it did not organize or pay for the April 26 event and noted outside groups may rent district facilities.
- The controversy has intensified local legal pressure from the Friends of Lowell group and led to Superintendent Maria Su being summoned to testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Similar anti‑oppression and 'adultism' trainings have appeared in other California programs and consultant offerings, a trend that fuels wider debates over curriculum focus and classroom authority.