On Thursday, Nov. 18, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) will hold a virtual presentation on teacher training and classroom materials developed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on the topic of implicit and explicit bias. The presentation, called “A World of Difference Anti-Bias Workshop,” will review ADL training and classroom materials on “recognizing bias and its harm on others, understanding and benefits of diversity, improving intergroup relations and confronting racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry.” NMUSD agreed to hold the workshop after a group of concerned parents and community leaders requested more information about the materials being used to train teachers but were told the materials were not available to be reviewed due to the “proprietary” nature of a contract signed by NMUSD and the ADL. “Anything that the teachers are going to be teaching, we have a right to see per the education code,” parent Bill Dunlap told …