Teachers across the U.S. have been on edge with the nation debate regarding the implementation of critical race theory in schools. American educators have expressed concern over the long-term effects of teaching critical race theory and stated classroom discussions were already uneasy.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) denounced critical race theory as a bigoted ideology no better than the Ku Klux Klan. At the Faith and Freedom Conference on Friday, the Republican senator argued the left makes people feel isolated in their beliefs.
A high school in Virginia has chosen a controversial speaker to address their outgoing seniors. Fairfax County School board member Abrar Omeish delivered an impassioned commencement speech to graduates of the justice high school class of 2021, which focused on the political climate of today.
A New Jersey teacher has stepped down from her position at a well known prep school following their continuation to teach critical race theory. In her resignation letter released on Tuesday, Dana Stangel-Plowe accused Dwight-Englewood School in Bergen County of forcing students and faculty to adopt the status of privilege or victim-hood.