India, Nov. 26 -- A controversial initiative from the University of Minnesota's Culture and Family Lab has sparked a debate after it described "Whiteness" as a "pandemic" and urged White parents to actively re-educate their children.

The webpage has drawn intense criticism from conservative groups and is fueling polarised discussions on race, family and education in the U.S.

The webpage titled "Whiteness Pandemic: Resources for Parents, Educators, and other Caregivers" defines whiteness not as a biological category but as a cultural system rooted in "color-blindness, passivity and White fragility."

The informative article argues that children born into White families are socialized into this system from birth, making family structures ...