Peoria Unified has taken issue with an arts education group that some school board members say is discriminatory.
Superintendent KC Somers sent a letter to the leadership and board of directors at the Educational Theatre Association asking them to re-examine their policies that rely on identity-based preferences.
Board President Heather Rooks during a recent public meeting cited the International Thespian Society, an organization for students overseen by the Educational Theatre Association, recently changed their model to 50% of their awards going to students who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color.
