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Further, it’s not that CRT should not be explained in a classroom. It’s that the assumptions and conclusions of Black oppression in the U.S. should not be the basis of reaching history, or English, or math. Presenting CRT is fine. Using it as a lens for teaching everything else is not fine.

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To clarify: do teachers “give up” their First Amendment rights in the classroom? Answer. It’s complicated. In K-8 classes, teachers have little room for personal opinions on controversial issues, especially those that could affect delivery of the approved curriculum. In high schools and especially colleges, students are more able to discern personal opinions versus official curriculum.

If a teacher spends a unit on CRT for 4th graders, that will raise flags. In college not really. However, the state does have the ability to direct educators to not consider CRT in formulating curricula.

https://kappanonline.org/underwood-school-districts-control-teachers-classroom-speech/

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