…is being addressed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, according to a short piece in the City Journal magazine entitled White Wristbands: Wisconsin Declares War on Caucasian Privilege.
Interesting.
Also interesting is that the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction tries to explain the situation in an “Important Updated Message” on their website. In somewhat murky language, they conclude with a straightforward denial: “There is no wristband program in Wisconsin.” Instead, they say…
…VISTA program trainers-of-volunteers apparently included “white privilege” wristbands in “training materials” (the web statement is not totally clear) that were subsequently posted online. That is, there was apparently “a packet of ‘additional resources’ offered by the trainers as the [VISTA] volunteers left. Subsequently, that entire resource packet was posted to the VISTA web site.”
Hmmm. What’s going on here? one wonders. And who is mistaken…or is someone lying? IS there a “white privilege” wristband? WERE VISTA volunteers “encouraged” by government-paid trainers to wear “white privilege wristbands”?
Stay tuned.
