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Hamilton County teachers from the Opportunity Zone attended the third Urban Education Institute on Aug. 2. Teachers took part in activities that discussed topics like poverty and race at the workshop, that was only open to teachers who teach in one of the district's 12 Opportunity Zone Schools. Contributed Photo/Times Free Press Hamilton County teachers from the Opportunity Zone attended the third Urban Education Institute on Aug. 2. Teachers took part in activities that discussed topics like poverty and race at the workshop, that was only open to teachers who teach in one of the district's 12 Opportunity Zone Schools. Contributed Photo/Times Free Press

By Jay Greeson August 22, 2019 3 min read

I am trying to figure out which is more vexing these days, and I wonder if you can help.

Which troubles you more, the modern-day public apology or the outrage about the outrage?

They overlap in our public school system and the fallout from the early-August training session that featured slides on the perils of white privilege and how blacks can’t be racist. You may have heard about the controversial training session for the Opportunity Zone teaching professionals.

Well, the attempt to wave away the controversial session has been paramount to the modern P.R. stunt of saying, “I apologize if you were offended.”

Jay Greeson

Not sorry for what happened. Not sorry for what I did. Sorry for you being offended.