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No new teachers in Harrisonburg sign pledge in week ending March 19 to teach Critical Race Theory

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There were no new teachers in Harrisonburg who signed the pledge in week ending March 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by one teacher the week before. It now has two pledges from Harrisonburg teachers by the end of the week ending March 19.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and Georgia, have denounced the teachings and are discussing a ban on critical race theory teachings.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Harrisonburg who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory
TeachersThoughts on Critical Race Theory
Josephine ValentineI am committed to teaching social justice and making schools a safe place for all of my students. I see it as a responsibility to teach students the truth so that they learn empathy at an early age and use their critical thinking skills to create a more just world. Without knowing the truth, students can’t know how to move forward in fairness.
Ali HavertyMy job as an educator is to guide students in practice of their critical thinking skills. To ask questions which build understanding of the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the past, the present, and the future. I refuse to ignore that/those which/who has/have been systematically erased and ignored in this practice.

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