The U.S. Department of Education’s “History Rocks! Trail to Independence” tour is scheduled to come to Genoa-Kingston High School this week. But some staff and community members are concerned about a lack of transparency and safety with the event. WNIJ News Director Jenna Dooley sat down with education reporter Peter Medlin to get the details.
Jenna Dooley (JD): Let’s start with, can you explain what this tour is?
Peter Medlin (PM): Yes. This is part of the department’s America 250th anniversary celebration. As a part of that, they created this group called the America 250 Civics Education Coalition. It’s the Department of Education alongside this coalition of conservative groups like Turning Point USA, Prager U, and the Heritage Foundation…