Tag: CRT

Parents Call for California School Board President to Step Down After Hot Mic Incident

After a California school board president was caught swearing on camera towards a parent providing public comment at an Oct. 26 board meeting, parents are calling for her resignation. Marlys Davidson, president of the Los Alamitos Unified School District (LAUSD), was heard cursing at parent Lauren Roupoli after speaking out, during public comment, against the K-12…


California School Board President Curses at Parent During Public Comment

A California school board president was caught swearing on camera towards a parent providing public comment at an Oct. 26 board meeting. Marlys Davidson, president of the Los Alamitos Unified School District (LAUSD), was heard cursing at parent Lauren Roupoli after speaking out, during public comment, against the K-12 vaccine and mask mandate. Following the incident,…


‘No Left Turn’ Advocates Defending Freedom in American Education

The event “Defending Freedom in American Education,” held by a non-profit organization in Georgia on Oct. 23, addressed how parents can oppose Critical Race Theory (CRT), eradicate the harmful indoctrination, and preserve American values and principles in schools. “We are vocal. We are loud. We are tenacious. We must be heard. But we are civil….


Pushing Parents Out, Biden Administration Further Weaponizes ‘Education’

Commentary This is part 21 in a series examining education in the United States. When it comes to education policy, the Biden administration is making the radicalism of the Obama years look mild by comparison. The goal is to ultimately replace parents with bureaucrats and “experts” to facilitate the indoctrination of America’s youth. That transformation is accelerating….


The Potential Mistake of Alienating Suburban Parents

Commentary The Democrats may be learning the hard way that it’s a mistake to alienate suburban parents. In particular, that it’s a mistake to say that parents shouldn’t be able to tell schools what to teach their children. Or to brand them as participants in “domestic terrorism” when they vocally protest the teaching of critical…


Parent Challenges North Carolina School Board to Investigate Sexually Explicit Material Found in School Library

A North Carolina parent cited state law in pointing the Wake County School Board to possible felonious, sexually explicit material found in one of its libraries. Chad Slotta told the board in its Oct. 5 meeting that one of his children found the book, “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison in the school’s library. The book,…


California Makes Ethnic Studies Program Mandatory

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Oct. 8 making the controversial ethnic studies program a statewide requirement for high school graduation starting in the 2029-30 school year. The new law also requires junior high schools to offer at least a one-semester course in ethnic studies, commencing with the 2025-26 school year. Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside),…


California Becomes 1st State to Require Ethnic Studies Class for High School Graduation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Oct. 8 making the controversial ethnic studies program a statewide requirement for high school graduation starting in the 2029-30 school year. The new law also requires junior high schools to offer at least a one-semester course in ethnic studies, commencing with the 2025-26 school year. Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside),…


California Passes Ethnic Studies Requirement for High School Graduation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Oct. 8 making the controversial ethnic studies program a statewide requirement for high school graduation starting in the 2029-30 school year. The new law also requires junior high schools to offer at least a one-semester course in ethnic studies, commencing with the 2025-26 school year. Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside),…


Rep. Bob Good: Teaching CRT Violates Students’ Civil Rights

Teaching critical race theory (CRT) in federally funded institutions would violate a student’s civil rights and should be punishable by law, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told NTD. On Sept. 30, Good introduced a bill named ‘‘Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021,’’ (pdf) outlawing teaching CRT in public educational institutions. “One of the most dangerous…