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SPARCC suspended from Sarasota County Schools for sex-ed video

SPARCC suspended from Sarasota County Schools for sex-ed video

The Sarasota County School District is under fire because of a video that has been deemed “inappropriate.” The video, shown to a single class at Pine View High School by a Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) counselor on Nov. 7, discussed consent in sexual interactions. The video was created by Planned Parenthood (PP) and depicts couples of different sexualities kissing and touching to…

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We are in the Blue Room with snacks and a movie ready to go! We will be here until 9pm! Hope to see you all!!! #lastevent #volunteering #volunteerism #ringlingcollege #whyringling #toymaking #sewing #sparcc

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Join us in the blue room for a SPARCC (Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center) toy making event! Feel free to just chill and watch the movie, do some homework or make a stuffed animal! We are here till 7pm #volunteer #volunteering #volunteerism #whyringling #ringlingcollege #ringlingvolunteerism #ringlingvolunteers #sparcc

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Americans Think Hard Work Gets You Nowhere

“A new poll from the Strong, Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC), an initiative to bolster local economies, found that Americans are quite skeptical of the narrative connecting wealth with personal agency. SPARCC found that 74 percent of those surveyed believed that most poor people work hard, but aren’t able to work their way out of poverty due to the lack of economic opportunities. In the U.S., 19 percent of income inequality is attributed to predetermined circumstances such as a person’s race, gender, and parental income. The SPARCC report also points to past research showing that economic mobility and health outcomes are greatly affected by geography as evidence that individual hard work won’t ensure success because opportunities aren’t evenly distributed.”

–“Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off,” Bourree Lam, The Atlantic