Critical Race Theory - Parents fight back

the perfect GWB gift for CRT fighting parents. Grifting he can get behind:

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‘You Will Be Voted Out’: Former School Board Member Warns District About Promoting Critical Race Theory Without Involving Public
https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/08/wilson-school-district-board-equity-policy-critical-race-theory/

A former school board member warned a Pennsylvania district about pushing an “equity policy” without public involvement after the school faced backlash from parents who called it “Marxist propaganda,” WFMZ reported Monday.

Randolph Blatt, a former board member at Wilson School District, advised the board to be more transparent after state Rep. Jim Cox reportedly spread “misinformation” about the proposed policy.

“All I can say is that you better get the public involved in this because if you don’t, you will be voted out,” Blatt said. “You had no intentions of getting the public involved until recently because of Cox’s letter,” he said, according to WFMZ.

The proposal would “address, eliminate, and prevent actions, decisions and outcomes that result from discrimination and inequity,” and “enlist support of experts and stakeholders to assist school leaders in examining equity practices,” among other measures, according to WFMZ.

A second reading of the policy was pulled from Monday night’s school board meeting due to backlash by community members. Some parents criticized the school board during the Monday meeting, calling it critical race theory (CRT).

It was unclear what Cox’s letter said. He and school board member Steph Kocher were contacted for details, but did not respond in time for publication.

CRT holds that America is fundamentally racist, yet teaches individuals to view every social interaction and person in terms of race. Its adherents pursue “antiracism” through the end of merit, objective truth and the adoption of race-based policies.

Often, CRT is incorporated into schools through diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies that prioritize equal outcomes among students instead of equal treatment.

The school’s first reading of the policy, which was conducted in mid-May, included definitions of “equity lens,” “educational equity audit,” “implicit bias” and “opportunity gaps.”

“There is a line between parenting and academics,” Heidi Zerbe told the board during the meeting, according to WFMZ. “Our tax dollars are being given to the Wilson School District with the assumption that you are preparing our children for the world of jobs. To spread gender confusion and racial bias, in my opinion, is abusive.”

Zerbe said “we are not racists” and rebuked the equity policies as “racist” for teaching children to only view the world through the lens of race and sex.

“Teaching a young white male adolescent that if he achieves anything, it is not because he worked hard but it’s because of his gender and color of skin — how is that building him up?” she asked. “If you tell young Black adolescents that they can’t achieve because they are oppressed, how is that building them up to achieve greatness?”

Carla Mannix, an employee at Alvernia University, said during the meeting that she approved of an “equity task force” to help carry out lessons on racism and “build an inclusive society,” according to WFMZ.

Board Solicitor John Miravich said there is no CRT in the school’s policy, according to WFMZ. Kocher explained the school’s definition of “equity,” and said the proposed policy would achieve the state’s standards for social studies.

“As a district, we define educational equity as when educational policies, practices, interactions and resources are representative of, constructed by and responsive to all people so that each individual has access to, meaningfully participates in and has a positive outcome from high-quality learning experiences, regardless of an individual’s characteristics and group memberships.”

Wilson School District is located in eastern Pennsylvania, approximately 7 miles from Reading.

School boards across the country have faced backlash from parents over similar policies, which critics have aligned with CRT, but that school boards have sought to characterize as standard diversity initiatives.

In Florida, parents in one district pushed the school board to remove the term “white advantage” from its “equity statement” after district parents rebuked the phrase as divisive and racist, and accused the school of inappropriately imparting personal political opinions. (RELATED: School Might Backpedal On ‘Equity Statement’ Calling To Dismantle ‘White Advantage’ After Parents Say ‘It Incites Racism’)

A PAC launched in May will also specifically focus on aiding school board candidates who reject the introduction of CRT at public schools, as many states have passed laws limiting or banning the teaching of CRT in public schools.
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Republicans Pin National Education Battle to Parents’ Bill of Rights

Rep. Julia Letlow's (R., La.) Parents' Bill of Rights was the focus of a Tuesday roundtable discussion among Republican members of the House Education and Labor Committee. The bill, which would pressure schools to be more transparent about curricula and spending, has garnered support in their party. A House GOP aide told the Washington Free Beacon that "most members" of the Republican Study Committee "seemed very supportive of the bill." With 107 cosponsors and support from the largest Republican caucus, the bill could become an integral part of House Republicans' platform after the midterms.

The Republican bill would require state departments of education to publish changes to "academic standards." Likewise, the bill would force districts to publicize curriculum standards as well as budget and expenditures. The legislation also promotes parents' First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly, which became an issue last fall after the Justice Department announced the FBI would investigate the acts of some rowdy parents at school board meetings as "domestic terrorism."
 
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Yet inside the Republican Party, key leaders are split on whether to roll out any sort of governing agenda ahead of the midterm elections in November. With President Joe Biden’s approval rating tumbling, one GOP faction, headed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, is betting that skewering the Democrats is all that’s needed to wrest control of the Senate. Another, led by House GOP chief Kevin McCarthy, is drawing up positions meant to persuade Americans that voting Republican might improve their lives.

“McConnell, I assume, is hoping that anger with Democrats will carry his members over the finish line,” said Frank Luntz, a pollster who worked with Newt Gingrich, then-GOP House whip, to develop the “Contract with America.”

When Trump ran for re-election in 2020, the party didn’t release a platform laying out Republican priorities; Trump was the platform. Heading into the midterm campaign season, McConnell is similarly opaque when it comes to his caucus’s priorities should it retake the majority.

“That is a very good question,” he told NBC News. “And I’ll let you know when we take it back. … This midterm election will be a report card on the performance of this entire Democratic government: the president, the House and the Senate.”

Explaining McConnell’s reasoning, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the Republican whip, said, “You don’t want to make yourself the issue. … I think right now they [Democrats] are a target-rich environment. They’re just giving us a lot of stuff to shoot at.”
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Now I k now why GOP is pushing so hard to remove books that mention gay topics...they dont want to face their demons..


A 29-year-old father from Kansas City, Missouri who advocated for the banning of books containing LGBTQ+ material was arrested on charges of child molestation.

Ryan Utterback, who has previously spoken out against North Kansas City School District libraries carrying books that included LGBTQ+ content, is facing felony charges of child molestation, misdemeanor domestic assault and furnishing pornographic material to a child.
 
UsualName said:
Interesting article about how a Republican took the only critical race theory class available in Mississippi:

https://mississippitoday.org/2022/02/02/mississippi-only-critical-race-theory/
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Let me say that Critical Race Theory classes are appropriate at the university level -- as long as people are taking them voluntarily. When you are at the age of a university student you should be emotionally mature enough to take a class where you are made to feel uncomfortable on the basis of race.

This is very different then forcing CRT-based lesson plans on K-12 children involuntarily who simply endure these "equity" educational initiatives as a form of bullying and belittling on the basis of race .
 
gwb-trading said:
Let me say that Critical Race Theory classes are appropriate at the university level -- as long as people are taking them voluntarily. When you are at the age of a university student you should be emotionally mature enough to take a class where you are made to feel uncomfortable on the basis of race.

This is very different then forcing CRT-based lesson plans on K-12 children involuntarily who simply endure these "equity" educational initiatives as a form of bullying and belittling on the basis of race .
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Why does CRT class in college make you feel uncomfortable on the basis of race...

If you feel uncomfortable when an issue of race is taught in history then you are just a pussy snowflake
 
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