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San Francisco ‘adult supremacy’ workshop brands teachers as oppressors — as fringe trend spreads in California schools

Nypost · · 635 words · By Annie Gaus
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Metro exclusive details San Francisco ‘adult supremacy’ workshop brands teachers as oppressors — as fringe trend spreads in California schools See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Metro exclusive details San Francisco ‘adult supremacy’ workshop brands teachers as oppressors — as fringe trend spreads in California schools See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA 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.

Common ground

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.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Smears: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/san-francisco-adultism-workshop-calls-teac…

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Claim 1: ““Adultism, as an idea, is bias towards adults,” Fletcher said in an online seminar held by TEACH Los Angeles, an educators’ network funded through grants from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Adam Fletcher's seminar for TEACH Los Angeles.
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Claim 2: “A San Francisco Unified School District spokesperson said the adultism workshop was “not an SFUSD event.””
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Claim 3: “Friends of Lowell Foundation has taken legal action surrounding the school district’s controversial “ethnic studies” curriculum, which was made a one-year requirement for high school freshman this year.”
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While the 'adult supremacy' slides are mentioned, the specific detail about legal action regarding the one-year freshman requirement for ethnic studies is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence (the search results for 'Friends' were irrelevant TV show results).
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web search NEUTRAL — Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons.
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web search NEUTRAL — Friends: Created by David Crane, Marta Kauffman. With Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc. The personal and professional lives of six friends living in the Manhattan borough of …
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Claim 4: “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,””
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Three separate web sources confirm the specific title 'Youth as Knowledge Producers: Challenging Adult Supremacy Through Ethnic Studies', the location (John O'Connell High School), and the timing (April) during an 'Ethnic Studies Everywhere' seminar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 5: “The workshop was led by Jennifer Sanchez, a third-year ethnic studies educator in the Central Valley”
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The provided search results for 'Jennifer Sanchez' refer to a student at NYU or other unrelated individuals; no evidence in the provided text confirms that a Jennifer Sanchez, a third-year ethnic studies educator in the Central Valley, led the workshop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) [4] is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited …
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web search NEUTRAL — Environmental Studies and Sociology. Education: New York University · Location: Santa Barbara and Societies: Ethnic Studies Club, Avid, Avid Club, Computer ...
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Claim 6: “Superintendent Maria Su due to appear at a June 10 congressional hearing about parents’ rights and “inappropriate content” in schools.”
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Claim 7: “A San Francisco public school reportedly hosted a workshop on “adult supremacy””
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a workshop on 'adult supremacy' (or 'adultism') was held at a San Francisco public school (John O'Connell High School).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Bay Area is a region of California surrounding and including San Francisco Bay, and anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. It is commonly known as the Bay Ar…
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Claim 8: “convened by Teachers 4 Social Justice, a nonprofit”
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Multiple sources confirm the event was convened/sponsored by Teachers 4 Social Justice (T4SJ), a non-profit organization.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adolat (lit. 'Justice'), officially the "Adolat" Social Democratic Party (Uzbek: "Adolat" sotsial-demokratik partiyasi, "Adolat" SDP), is a political party in Uzbekistan. One of the founders and the f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mathematics for social justice is a pedagogical approach to mathematics education that seeks to incorporate lessons from critical mathematics pedagogy and similar educational philosophies into the tea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In criminology, restorative justice is a method or ethos of criminal justice that seeks to repair harm after crime or violence by empowering the harmed (victims) and harming parties (offenders) to par…
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Claim 9: “The Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department sponsored an “anti-oppression training series” that explores how “ageism and adultism” fuel discrimination.”
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Claim 10: “Teachers 4 Social Justice was founded by local teacher activist Jeremiah Jeffries”
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Multiple sources identify Jeremiah Jeffries as a founder, co-coordinator, or founding coordinator of Teachers 4 Social Justice.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
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Claim 11: “Friends of Lowell Foundation, which advocates for academic merit at San Francisco schools, compiled the “adult supremacy” slides.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the Friends of Lowell Foundation compiled the 'adult supremacy' slides.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lowell High School (LHS) is a co-educational, magnet public high school in San Francisco, California, first established in 1856. It is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Situ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower. His ancestors a…
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Claim 12: “Another slide obtained by The Post cited the work of academic Jackson Matos, who is mentioned as connecting “adultism” to cultural imperialism, marginalization, exploitation, powerlessness and violence.”
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Multiple sources confirm that slides obtained by The Post cited academic Jackson Matos and his connection of 'adultism' to cultural imperialism, marginalization, exploitation, powerlessness, and violence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Another slide obtained by The Post cited the work of academic Jackson Matos, who is mentioned as connecting “adultism” to cultural imperialism, ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Another slide obtained by The Post cited the work of academic Jackson Matos, who is mentioned as connecting "adultism" to cultural imperialism, marginalization, ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 11, 2024 · For 20 years, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice has been the definitive sourcebook of theoretical foundations, pedagogical and ...
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Claim 13: “the Oakland Youth Commission announced last year a training for city employees about adultism”
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Claim 14: “Adam Fletcher is a consultant who counts California school boards and agencies among his clients.”
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