Many pushing the woke agenda are getting booted off school boards from Loudon County, Va. to San Francisco, Ca. Now more than ever, as early voting nears, we should carefully examine each candidate for school board here in Hamilton County.
Candidates must define Critical Race Theory. We hear “CRT isn’t taught here.” If someone can’t define it, how can they say it isn’t taught in Hamilton County classrooms?
As a result of the quarantine and at-home learning, parents discovered what was being taught in some classrooms. In states like Virginia, parents were surprised when they questioned the use of books that they considered inappropriate. Many were told parents don’t need to be telling schools what to teach in these matters.
So what do our school board candidates think about parents objecting to controversial books students are asked to read? For that matter, what do candidates think justifies using books in schools containing graphic language or explicit sexual situations?
Every Hamilton County citizen is a stakeholder in the education of our students. Most still expect the focus of American schools to be on producing a literate, well trained workforce able to compete in the 21st Century job market. They don’t expect schools to produce Marxist youth confused about bathrooms and pronouns who are trotted out to rallies for pornography and profanity.
Do your homework. School board races are no longer non-partisan. So examine what a candidate’s political party endorses. Then Google a candidate’s name with keywords like progressive, social justice, CRT, socialism or “controversial books in schools.” Attend candidate forums and ask questions. Finally, tell others what you have learned.
This is not the time to be complacent. It might surprise you what candidates once said on social media compared to what they say now that they want your vote.
Ralph Miller