The debate over what Alabama students should learn about race and history has reignited in the state legislature, resulting in a committee vote that Black lawmakers called a “slap in the face.”
, and includes allowances for discussions of the concepts at the college level, as long as they are taught “in an objective manner and without endorsement.”Both speakers linked divisive concepts to critical race theory, an academic concept that they claimed was seeping into K-12 instruction.
Others questioned the legislation’s intent and said they believed the bill wouldn’t actually address racism in the classroom. One called the bill a “candid display of deliberate dishonesty.” Another said it was “based off white fragility.”
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