Tam Union parents scrutinize ethnic studies plan

Some Tamalpais Union High School District parents repeated a call this week to postpone the district’s controversial new ethnic studies course.

The course, “Community and Consciousness,” will launch Jan. 8 for freshmen at the district’s five high schools. Parents, students and community members will be invited to monthly or twice-monthly feedback sessions beginning Jan. 16.

“We’ve been working with the Institute for Curriculum Services, which helped develop the state’s model curriculum for the course,” Tara Taupier...