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HATE: ‘Let Them Die,’ Intolerant PTA, NAACP Official Says of Critical Race Theory Foes
If you oppose critical race theory, you should die.
That was the message sent Thursday by an official of both the Virginia Parent Teacher Association and the state NAACP to a group of critical race theory supporters.
Here’s what Michelle Leete, vice president of communications for the Virginia state PTA and first vice president of the Fairfax County NAACP, yelled out to a crowd of critical race theory supporters:
Let’s meet and remain steadfast in speaking truth, tearing down double standards, and refuting double talk. Let’s not allow any double-downing on lies. Let’s prepare our children for a world they deserve.
Let’s deny this off-key band of people that are anti-education, anti-teacher, anti-equity, anti-history, anti-racial reckoning, anti-opportunities, anti-help people, anti-diversity, anti-platform, anti-science, anti-change agent, anti-social justice, anti-health care, anti-worker, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-children, anti-health care, anti-worker, anti-environment, anti-admissions-policy change, anti-inclusion, anti-live-and-let-live people.
Let them die. [Emphasis mine] Don’t let these uncomfortable people deter us from our bold march forward.
The “let them die” line was met not with stunned silence or gasps of disbelief, but applause and cheering. Those who cheered were counterprotesting a “Stop CRT Rally” that met before a Fairfax County School Board meeting.
The Virginia PTA on Friday released a statement in response to news accounts of Leete’s incendiary remarks, albeit without identifying her by name.
The Virginia PTA called Leete’s comments a “disturbing choice of words” and insisted that they don’t “reflect the values of” the organization. It said that board members, presumably including Leete, would soon participate in “sensitivity training.”
It was not exactly a strong rebuke or an apology.
Neighboring Loudoun County, Virginia, also a short distance from the nation’s capital, has received considerable media attention for a parent-led rebellion against critical race theory. But the issue is rapidly heating up in Fairfax County as well, and parents are rebelling there, too.
The Fairfax County school district has been aggressive in transforming its pedagogy toward critical race theory, “anti-racism,” and equity.
The district has likely paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for diversity consultants, according to documents obtained through public records requests, paid $20,000 for an hourlong lecture to teachers and administrators by anti-racist activist Ibram X. Kendi, and appears to be transforming its schools into what Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley, who is black, has called “social justice boot camps.”
Clearly, many parents of students there have seen enough and are organizing to stop the destruction of their children’s education.
The reaction of defenders of critical race theory: The nerve of those people! Don’t they know that the only people allowed to direct the education of children are social justice activists?
The forward march of history apparently means stomping on those who oppose it.
Asra Nomani, whose son recently graduated from Fairfax County Public Schools and who helps run the watchdog group Parents Defending Education, told The Daily Wire:
What we heard tonight was hate speech, pure and simple. It was shocking that anyone would cheer and applaud a call to violence … . Ironically, [Leete’s] hateful, intolerant words are a perfect illustration of the divisive ideology of critical race theory in action.
In the name of tolerance, it preaches intolerance and is a betrayal of all values of humanity and decency.
That’s for sure.
To say the outlook of Leete and others like her is noxious and a serious problem for a republican form of government that requires deliberation, consent, and compromise would be an understatement.
It’s a more extreme form of the message that’s been sent by the militantly woke, who increasingly treat any form of opposition to their radical ideas as illegitimate and “violence.”
In the minds of some, those who oppose the revolution are enemies who must be destroyed. That this message is coming from someone in a position of authority and with a significant platform like Leete is both telling and chilling.
If anything, the “let them die” message of Leete is a clear-cut example of why critical race theory and the ideology that springs from it is poisonous to a free people and has no place in K-12 classrooms.
This isn’t about teaching “honest” history or in reducing actual racism. It’s about indoctrinating the young to become foot soldiers for a radical political movement that teaches people to hate themselves, hate their country, hate their fellow citizens, or some combination of all three.
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Mom of Bullied Daughter Speaks Out About California Schools’ ‘Indoctrination’
Celeste Fiehler knows how destructive identity politics can be. She lives it every day in a house divided over race and politics. And she says California’s push to make “ethnic studies” a statewide requirement to graduate from high school is only going to make matters worse.
“My life is hell,” she told The Epoch Times.
Fiehler, 40, is married with four children in the public school system and one in college. She is one of several local parents in La Quinta, California, who have spoken out against critical race theory (CRT) being taught in California schools.
The local Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) will offer a new ethnic studies course in the fall, and Fiehler is worried it will include CRT and racial ideas pushed by the California Teachers Association that promote concepts like “divorcing the default of whiteness,” which she sees as racism towards white people.
“It’s disgusting. It’s full-on racist. It’s so sad,” Fiehler told The Epoch Times.
“More and more, we hear from parents across the political spectrum who are outraged about what they see as indoctrination and a radical philosophy that divides students by color, and fails to instill a love for our country,” she said.
CRT stems from Marxist ideology, which focuses on class struggle between the “bourgeois” and the “proletariat.” But CRT adds a controversial racial component by focusing on the struggle between white “oppressors” and “oppressed” other races.
The theory has gained support among many left-wing activist groups, academia, and government in recent years. But over the past few months, parents have increasingly spoken out against CRT teachings they claim are hidden under the guise of “ethnic studies” and other euphemisms. Several states have banned CRT in public schools and other government institutions.
In response, the largest teachers union in the U.S., the National Educators Association (NEA), recently approved a resolution stating that CRT is “reasonable and appropriate” to teach to K-12 students. The group plans to “publicize” CRT and has dedicated staff to “fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric.”
Bullying at School
A few years ago, Fiehler says her then 12-year-old daughter was bullied at school in the Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD). Fiehler says she was beaten at least six times.
Bullies also allegedly followed her home from school and hurled racial slurs at her, sometimes in Spanish, such as “stupid white girl,” “white Dora” (since she had bangs like the television character Dora the Explorer), and “rat.”
Fiehler wondered if her daughter was targeted for the color of her skin when she heard the bullies’ verbal attacks. She said district officials assured her the bullying began as a squabble over “boys.” But then it escalated into name-calling, racial slurs, mean-spirited texts, social media attacks, and physical violence, she said.
And when the bullies found out her stepfather worked in law enforcement, they harassed her about that, too.
“They texted her to kill herself,” Fiehler said. “My daughter wanted to end it all.”
Fiehler says she went to district officials to put a stop to the bullying, but “the school did nothing,” despite a “zero tolerance” policy. She also claims she found out her daughter’s school counselor was the grandmother of the “head bully,” and the mother was a principal at one of the high schools.
Fiehler decided in 2019 the best option was to pull her daughter out of the school and send her to live with her father in Nevada. “We are a blended family,” she said.
Her daughter, now 15, is back in California and will return to the same school district in the fall.
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Arizona Governor Ducey signs bill to prevent teaching of critical race theory
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed a bill that would prevent local governments from teaching critical race theory in public schools or to government employees.
"I am not going to waste public dollars on lessons that imply the superiority of any race and hinder free speech,” Ducey said. “Here in Arizona, we’re going to continue to be leaders on civics education and teach important lessons about our nation’s history."
The law prohibits the state from requiring employees to partake in critical race theory training from government entities and prohibits such the practice in schools.
Ducey signing the bill into law comes as other Republican legislatures have pushed for anti-critical race theory bills such as the one now being considered in Texas' special legislative session.
The law targets teachings that "presents any form of blame or judgment on the basis of race, ethnicity or sex." That includes programs that cause "discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress because of the individual's race, ethnicity, or sex," and bans teaching that "meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist."
https://justthenews.com/nation/arizona-governor-signs-bill-prevent-teaching-critical-race-theory
*****************************************Anger at Penn State sociology professor for singling out 'average white guy' in lecture theater to demonstrate his 'privilege'
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A sociology professor at Penn State university raised eyebrows after he called on an 'an average white guy' student during a discussion about white privilege.
Dr Sam Richards, known for his provocative and popular lectures, had a packed auditorium for his June 30 class, as part of a course described as 'an introductory class on race and culture'.
Richards marched into the crowd and chose at random a white student in a baseball cap and hoodie, who gave his name as Russell.
'I just take the average white guy in class, whoever it is, it doesn't really matter,' Richards said. 'Look at Russell, right here.
'It doesn't matter what he does. If I match him up with a black guy in class, or a brown guy, even, who's just like him, has the same GPA, looks like him, walks like him, talks like him, acts in a similar way, has been involved in the same groups on campus, takes the same leadership positions, whatever it is ... and we send them into the same jobs ... Russell has a benefit of having white skin.'
In another clip posted online, Richards ushered one white student and one black student to the front of the class and asked about privilege.
'Bro, how does it feel knowing that [when] push comes to shove your skin's kind of nice?' Richards asked the white student.
'I don't know, it makes me feel sad,' the student answered.
Critics on social media accused the professor of making students feel guilty for the color of their skin.
Conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan tweeted: 'The key to bigotry is taking a generalization and applying it to a random unique individual. Sue this professor.'
One Twitter user asked: 'When is Dr Sam Richards going to resign his position to a black professor due to his white privilege?'
Another noted: 'The saddest part is that the student answers that his skin color makes him sad.'
One woman said the United States was regressing. 'That is the whole idea behind all this CRT. Dividing all and looking only at the color of our skin. (we are going backwards)'
'How idiotic!!!' said another.
'We have no say in the color of our skin! We have a say on what we do and this teacher is doing damage on the future of our children by focusing on skin color.'
'This is racism. Pure and simple. To call out someone purely based on the color of their skin. Disgusting! This dude is a hater and he teaches how to hate white people. There is no other meaning to this.'
Penn State is yet to comment on the controversy.
The university offers courses looking at the theory, such as 'Race 101 Critical Dialogues: Introduction to Critical Race Theory'.
Republican politicians in Pennsylvania have brought forward bills attempting to ban CRT in public schools.
CRT has been taught at law schools since the 1970s, but now is a hot topic among Republicans, who argue that it teaches children and young people to discriminate against each other, and resent the history of the United States.
Some states, such as Idaho and Oklahoma, now restrict the use of CRT in public colleges and universities.
Other states, including Georgia and Utah, are actively considering similar legislation or administrative action.
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