Friday, February 4, 2022

New Hampshire Moms for Liberty fuels GOP Critical Race Theory hysteria


Meet Rachel Goldsmith
masked up and ready to whitewash history
 
On Twitter, the local chapter of Moms for Liberty posted about the new system and offered $500 dollars to anyone who catches a public school teacher violating the new law. The group, led by Free State Project activist Rachel Goldsmith, also asked people to donate to the prize. The group says if it does not find “concrete proof” of illegal activity, it will donate the money to literacy programs in Manchester.

  

1/24/2022 update starts here
 
Meet Central York High School
principal Ryan Caufman
masked up and ready to ban books
YouTube screenshot (irony alert)
 
York Dispatch, 1/14/2022 update
"This is disgusting," the teacher, who requested anonymity to protect his job, said. “Let’s just call it what it is — every author on that list is a Black voice." 
The four-page list, sent by Central York High School Principal Ryan Caufman on Aug. 11, names articles, videos and books from some of today's most acclaimed creators of color. 
It included the Oscar-nominated PBS documentary "I Am Not Your Negro," about writer James Baldwin; a statement on racism from the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators; and a children's coloring book that featured African Adrinkra symbols found in fabrics, logos and

1/23/2022 update starts here 

Meet Michael McLendon
masked up and ready to
whitewash American history

 

The bill's chief sponsor, Republican Sen. Michael McLendon of Hernando, who is white, said hundreds of constituents have told him they have heard about the theory on national news and they don't want it taught to their children. 
McLendon struggled to define critical race theory when he was asked about it. But he said: "Systematic racism should not be taught to our children." 
Critical race theory is an academic framework that examines how racism has shaped public policy and institutions such as the legal system, and how those have perpetuated the dominance of white people in society.

1/22/2022 update, "Glenn Youngkin episode", starts here


New York Times, 1/20/2022
The governor has issued two executive orders that conservatives have cheered: one banning school mask mandates and the other banning critical race theory, the academic framework that has become a catchall term for conservatives who are critical of how schools teach about racism.  
 The first executive order pledges to end “the use of inherently divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, and to raise academic standards.” It also calls for a review of resources for educators and ends a state initiative in math that Youngkin had criticized as a “​​left-wing takeover of public education.”

 

Headline from Vanity Fair, 10/26/2021

Original 1/20/2022 post, "Manny Diaz" episode" starts here.


USA Today, 1/19/2022
The bill, which echoes a call by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, was met with criticism saying it will spawn censorship, lawsuits and more problems for teachers. The legislation (SB 148) by Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Miami, is said by its sponsor to protect “individual freedoms.” 
The measure would bar teaching in grades K-12 that could make individuals feel responsible for historic wrongs because of their race, color, sex or national origin. At work, employment practices or training programs that make an individual feel guilty on similar grounds could be considered an unlawful employment practice – and subject a company to a lawsuit.


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