Lesson Plan Recommended to Loudoun County Second Graders Says Thanksgiving Is a ‘Day of Mourning’

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JONES: "Meanwhile, Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is once again sparking concerns over what is being taught to its students. This time it's over Thanksgiving."
KILMEADE: "So, The Washington Free Beacon reports -- here we go, Loudoun County again -- the district’s 2026/27 lesson plan declares Thanksgiving should be taught to second graders as a day of mourning."
EARHARDT: "The guide recommends teachers focus on traditions as well as 'the Native American perspective with a slide for grades 2 to 5,' explaining that 'some Native American groups protest Thanksgiving as a day of mourning. They claim that the arrival of European explorers and settlers is not a cause for celebration because it began the ill treatment and death of millions of Native Americans. For them, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a long period of violent and discrimination."