Proposed California "ethnic studies" curriculum to teach that capitalism is oppressive ...

[Harry Bosch]

D’oh! Yes. In this day and age my sarcasm detector is in the shop with my irony meter.

Agreed. In the days of Trump, it's extremely easy to miss sarcasm!

 

[Politesse]

What is "Ethnic Studies"?

And what is the "requirement" on students to take those classes?

There isn't. Because the governor just vetoed the bill in question. It would have been a half-semester in high school, and you can read the model curriculum yourself, it's linked in the OP.