Word: curricular
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...Americans, Asian Americans, Puerto Rican/Latinos and Native Americans have all been the victims of an intellectual and educational oppression that has characterized the culture and institutions of the United States and the European-American world for centuries." Result: "Terribly damaging" to the "psyche" of minority youth. Recommendation: Prepare all curricular materials "on the basis of multicultured contributions to the development of all aspects of our society...
Mergens maintains that such groups as Westside's chess and scuba-diving clubs fall into that category, thereby entitling her group to equal recognition. The high school disagrees, insisting that the clubs are in fact curricular extensions. The Supreme Court will now sort out the precise meaning of the act and consider whether it passes constitutional muster. Critics claim that by condoning religious activity in the interest of free speech the statute impermissibly establishes religion and prayer in public schools...