Wed Aug 31, 2022 – 10:48 am EDTWed Aug 31, 2022 – 10:51 am EDT
KENNEWICK, Washington (LifeSiteNews) – A Washington state school board voted unanimously last week to remove Critical Race Theory (CRT) from lesson plans.
Kennewick School Board approved a policy that bars teachers from telling students that their value derives from their race last Wednesday. The district approved the measure in a unanimous 5-0 vote. The policy further states that students should learn “factual” history and places a ban on “indoctrination” and “the belief that the United States is fundamentally or systemically racist.”
“Neither preferential nor disparaging treatment shall be applied to learning about any race, and no student shall be taught that their skin color determines their ability to succeed; that their race determines their moral character; or that their race make them responsible for past transgressions of their race,” the policy states. “Moreover, no student shall be taught that their socio-economic status or U.S. citizenship status makes them superior or inferior to others.”
“Criteria used to guide academic inquiry into matters of race as aligned to district standards and curriculum shall seek the same
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