San Francisco school adultism workshop brands teachers as oppressors as fringe trend spreads in California schools

A San Francisco public school reportedly hosted a workshop on “adult supremacy” — a new woke trend labeling teachers and adults “oppressors” that’s quietly gaining traction in California.The confab, held at John O’Connell High School during an “Ethnic Studies Everywhere” weekend seminar in April, was titled “Youth as Knowledge Producers: Challenging Adult Supremacy Through Ethnic Studies,” according to an attendee who spoke with The Post.“Due to systemic power dynamics inherently the relationship between students and educators is an oppressive one.

Oppressor (educator) & oppressed (student),” a presentation slide explained.The workshop was led by Jennifer Sanchez, a third-year ethnic studies educator in the Central Valley, and convened by Teachers 4 Social Justice, a nonprofit that aims to create “empowering learning environments, more equitable access to resources and power, and realizing a just and caring culture,” according to its website.

So-called adult supremacy “constructs adults as developed, mature, intelligent, and experienced, based solely on their age and ensures that adults control the resources and make the decisions in society,” the presentation further explained.Success “within the Western context” is “demanding, overwhelming, and dehumanizing,” it further explained.

Friends of Lowell Foundation, which advocates for academic merit at San Francisco schools, compiled the “adult supremacy” slides.Another slide obtained by The Post cited the work of academic Jackson Matos, who is cited as connecting “adultism” to cultural imperialism, marginalization, exploitation, powerlessness and violence.“We have knowledge and life experience, and it is our job as parents and teachers to impart information on the next generation, on our kids,” one flabbergasted San Francisco parent, who asked not to be named, told The Post.

“Given that a large percentage of students in the district do not meet grade leve...