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I don't think Rajiv has a real understanding of what is happening in American schools. I can tell you as parent who has attended almost every school committee meeting for the last year and researched what is happening in schools that there are no mobs. It's a fallacy. I have three minutes every two weeks to speak on curriculum such as the removal of Holocaust education, classic books being thrown out our libraries, all bathrooms and locker rooms made coed, the hiding of sexual and violent attacks in school, a chaotic school that now lacks discipline, a racialized, antiAmerican, sexualized curriculum, pornographic books, and the misuse of ESSER/taxpayer money in the name of equity. There is an apathy in our community and a fear of retribution that keeps the mass of parents from speaking out. I and other concerned parents have always supported teachers. Our concerns are directed at administration, the school committee, and RIDE. There are some activist teachers with an agenda in their classrooms which the schools protect, but I believe more teachers are aware of what is happening and quietly close their doors to teach. Our town starts its equity audit this summer after the formation of a diversity and equity subcommittee. I don't recognize my children's school after the radical changes forced upon them this year. Schools are politicized and lack balance. What I have seen this year is the intentional destruction of a high performing school.

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Rajiv seems to be from the camp that CRT is just a law theory and not taught in public schools. This gaslighting by many like him only intensifies the backlash and push back. I think that Najiv should read Richard Delgado's book, Intro To Critical Race Theory. Delgado being one of the earliest proponents and founders of CRT certainly knows what he is talking about "Although CRT began as a movement in the law, it has rapidly spread beyond that discipline. Today, many in the field of education consider themselves critical race theorists who use CRT’s ideas to understand issues of school discipline and hierarchy, tracking, controversies over curriculum and history, and IQ and achievement testing. Political scientists ponder voting strategies coined by critical race theorists. Ethnic studies courses often include a unit on critical race theory, and American studies departments teach material on critical white studies developed by CRT writers. Unlike some academic disciplines, critical race theory contains an activist dimension"

Connecticut legislature mandated that every high school offer a course in Black and LatinX history. My issue with that? The curriculum was developed by SERC. Schools must use the curriculum by SERC or if they develop their own.... it must be approved by SERC. SERC has stated their belief in CRT and it should be a guiding principle for educators. I find it hard to believe those beliefs had no influence on the curriculum they developed.

https://ctserc.org/news/2019/critical-race-theory-and-education-serc-s-perspective

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