HOT TOPIC ON LOCAL TALK RADIO TODAY = DEBATE OVER WHETHER CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS IN SCHOOLS OR NOT. HINT: IT IS.

The beliefs of CRT are in daily lessons and books we found. Need proof? For starters, look at the cover photo for this website. It's a page from a book that was used in a Rockwood kindergarten classroom. 

Find out how it got in Rockwood here.

The page says, "A long time ago, before you were born, a group of white people made up an idea called race. They sorted people by skin color and said that white people were better, smarter, prettier, and, that they deserve more than everybody else."

(A larger photo of the page is below.)

HOW DID CRT COME UP TODAY?

NewsTalk STL took callers this morning to give them a chance to say who conservatives are supporting in local elections and why. This was on the "Mike Ferguson In The Morning" show.

Callers from Rockwood stated that conservatives are supporting Izzy Imig and Jessica Clark. 

One caller from the Lindbergh school district talked about a candidate he's not supporting because the candidate insists CRT is in the district. The caller, "Ray," said even though he's against Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, it's not happening in schools. He keeps asking his kids and hasn't heard of any of it.

Two callers from Rockwood called in to contradict that and promoted THIS website, whatsgoingonrw.blogspot.com, since it exists specifically to show the examples of class assignments and books we discovered, that contain parts of CRT.  

(For a listing of examples, search the Agenda vs Academics page found in our side menu on the home page. It acts as a short cut to see a lot of what's on here.)

Note: It is true that the words "Critical Race Theory" are not in Rockwood's curriculum. 

It's the beliefs associated with CRT that are in class lessons and books, including articles, videos and discussions that say race and gender determine whether you are "privileged" or "oppressed." A lot of it was discovered last year, during virtual learning. Parents overheard these topics during zoom class sessions and took screenshots of assignments posted online.

The books include the one we showed you above. Here's another page from that book:

Page from the book, "Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race."

Scholars of Critical Race Theory use that exact point on the page in the image above: race is a social construct and not biological; made up, to benefit white people and to the detriment of others. Here's what the American Bar Association says about CRT on its website:

"It critiques how the social construction and institutionalized racism perpetuate a racial caste system that relegates people of color to the bottom tiers."

Here's the larger version of the photo referenced at the top of this post. 

The book was used in a kindergarten classroom at Pond Elementary in Rockwood. 

Parents at the school complained, and that prompted the principal to read the book. 

He says, after he read it, he removed it from the classroom and said it won't be used in the school.

Read about area teachers who were unhappy that this book was pushed during professional development.

This issue is swaying voters in school board elections in districts across the area.

We'd appreciate it if you'd share this site with other voters so they can see the facts on what's been found in classrooms.