North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a new law on Friday banning the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 public schools in a strong response to the controversial rewriting of American history and race.
The bill was only one page long, but packed a punch.
“Each school district and public school shall ensure instruction of its curriculum is factual, objective, and aligned to the kindergarten through grade twelve state content standards. A school district or public school may not include instruction relating to critical race theory in any portion of the district’s required curriculum … or any other curriculum offered by the district or school,” the bill read.
The bill specifically called out “critical race theory and banned teaching that racism is “systematically embedded in American society.”
“For purposes of this section, ‘critical race theory’ means the theory that racism is not merely the product of learned individual bias or prejudice, but that racism is systemically embedded in American society and the American legal system to facilitate racial inequality,” the bill added.
North Dakota joins several other states that have issued laws or executive statements against the liberal perspective in schools. For example, in Texas, a September law says teachers must not discuss the concept that one race or gender is “inherently superior” to another, or that a person is responsible for past actions of members of their race. The Texas law, however, did not specifically mention the words “critical race theory.”
In Arizona, a law passed against critical race theory include a school fine of up to $5,000 for violations.
An Oklahoma law, similar to the one passed in neighboring Texas, allows parents permission to inspect lessons and report complaints.
In Tennessee, a 2021 bill threatens to withhold state funding from schools that promote critical race theory teaching. South Carolina passed a similar law.
In South Dakota, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order against the teaching of critical race theory in public schools.
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis also banned teaching certain ideas about race and history. While the bill does not explicitly ban the teaching of critical race theory it does require “instruction on the required topics must be factual and objective and may not suppress or distort significant historical events, such as the Holocaust, and may not define American history as something other than the creation of a new nation based largely on universal principles stated in the Declaration of Independence.” Governor DeSantis said he didn’t include the words “critical race theory” in his ban because “CRT isn’t the only issue.”
The movement continues to grow. 13 states have laws on the books banning the idea behind critical race theory, and another 7 have plans to introduce similar legislation. The push to ban CRT in more states has become so important, it’s likely to be a central part of the 2022 midterms. For example, the recent governor’s race in Virginia focused on education as the top issue. How did it turn out? Republican Glenn Youngkin won, making him the first GOP governor of the state in more than a decade.
Critical race theory is exactly what it’s words say. It is critical, it is racist and it is a theory. A wrong theory at that.
Our schools have many needs, but teaching critical race theory is not one of them. Thank God for one more conservative governor willing to stand against one of the worst liberal policies of our time.
Thank you, the governors of these states, who care enough about our country and it’s future, to ban this most racist practice. CTR was designed to further divide our country by creating more racism, hatred and violence. It is a tool for the indoctrination of our children into the evil leftist hatred of our country and all white people. Their hatred and malice know no bounds. If they want to see real racism, they need only to look into their mirrors, for it is their own racism an hatred for one race that is reflected in ctr.
Thank you! It’s refreshing that a growing number of people who can make a difference are stepping up and saying “Not here!” to CRT.
Washington state needs to get One the hell out
He’s a communist to the core & wouldn’t be in the governor’s seat jfit weren’t for FRAUD, CULP SHOULD BE SITTING IN OUR GOVERNORS OFFICE, HE WAS DULY / LEGALLY ECTED BY THE PEOPLE !!!!!
Insle is a corrupt , fraudulant illegitate governor……
Here, hear! You are correct. Well stated.
critical race theory is racist against whites! It teaches, if your white, your racist!!! NO! NO! NO!
Where is Louisiana in the picture???
Where is our SUPREME COURT??? Thank you Governors. NOW SEND MORE HELP TO BORDERS. The NAZI DEMOCRAT REGIME in power now is killing American freedoms. NO more MANDATES! NO more SPENDING! Americans stand up ! GO BRANDON!
PAT
The Supreme Court, you ask? They are busy signing book deals with Soros & company & can not be bothered with doing their jobs. Justice Barrett recently sold her soul, & signed a book deal for millions with Soros. AG Barr the traitor did they same & abandoned his job & the American people the last 6 months of his tenor.
Must be nice to be a DEMOCRAT elitist , no worry on gasoline prices, groceries prices RISING, and all is just fine with them because ” Americans have savings they can rely upon ” THEY ARE NUTS!!! REPUBLICANS WILL NOT EVEN HAVE TO CAMPAIGN, USA IS GOING TO TURN RED ! but minus the Rhinos.
NO more masks or MANDATES! Pat
GO BRANDON!!!!!!!@
Pray for our nation!!!
It should not be called critical race theory. It should be called criminal .
Congratulations, friends! Down with incitement to racism in schools!
CONGRATULATIONS PATRIOT GOV DOUG BURGUM TO YOU AND YOUR STATE!!!! 🙂
Happy to see this governor! People are waking up to all the “wokeness” and almost too late. Our country is on the precipice of communism and seems very few are even giving it a thought.
Going back to approx 1919 there has been a movement towards socialism…the attempted introduction of a non-U.S, AGENCY TO ‘GUIDE’ AMERICAN POLICY BY WAY OF THE
‘COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONS’ and morphed into
A GOVERNMENT AGENCY…’FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE’ (under EISENHOWER in the 1950s)…
Read ‘THE INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT’…by Dan Smoot
Available on line free…his narrative is so like the
Concerns of Americans back in the early 1920s into
The 1960s much like ‘conservatives’ of our present time
He showed where AMERICA WAS VULNERABLE…and the tactics of socialists from that earlier time…the infiltration…THEN
To the creation of LAWS not agreed to by the U.S.
CITIZENERY but made in secret to further the socialist agenda
Look up The Who’s who list of those pressing this horrible
Parasite upon the LAND OF THE FREE…IT SEEMS NOTHING HAS CHANGED…EXCEPT THE DEMO-CRITS ARE FAR MORE AGRESSIVE… AND HAVE THE BACKING OF BACK-ROOM MEDIA TO SPREAD THEIR VILE/UNDERHANDED
AGENDA…DEMO-CRITS PROMOTE A FALSE FLAG
OPERATION USING RACE AS THEIR WILD-CARD…WHEN IN FACT THEY WERE EVERY BIT VISIBLE PUSHING RACISM DURING THE ‘RECONSTRUCTION ERA’ of the civil-war…an stage ACTOR NAMED ‘RICE’ created the
‘Jim CROW’ character and with its popularity among southern
Whites…the denigration of ‘ FREE BLACK CITIZENS…ONE OF NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY DEMO-CRITS TO DISENFRANCHISE AMERICANS FROM THEIR ‘CONSTITUTIONALY PROTECTED FREEDOMS…
VOTING, FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE, FREEDOM OF SPEECH WERE THREATENED and severely DIMINISHED
BY ACTS OF INTIMIDATION…KILLINGS/LYNCHING AND RAIDS BY THE K.K.K AND OTHERS AMONG THE MOST SEVERE…HOW INTERESTING THE FORMAT THE DEMOCRITS USE…TO BULLSHIT THEIR-VULNERABLE
CONSTITUENTS INTO BELIEVING THEY KNOW WHATS BEST FOR EVERYONE…WITH LITTLE REGARD TO FOLLOW-UP CARRY THRU TO COMPLETION…THEIR
FRONT MESSAGES…BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DELIVER
ON THEIR PROMISES…ITS JUST LIES TO GET THEIR FOOT INTO THE DOOR…BODY…AND TO UP-ROOT YOUR SOUL
AND TWEEK YOUR BRAIN FOR COOKIE-CUTTER THINKING…THAT PUTS A SOCIAL WELFARE SLANT ON NATIONAL POLICY…AND CREATES A ONE-CLASS SOCIETY
Ruled by the ELITES…BASICALLY THE ‘PLANTATION
SOCIAL STRUCTURE’
‘Critical Race Theory’ originated at Haaahvud, you know; the place that ‘graduated’ obomma, so what else could you expect?
The remaining 30 states need to get their act together as well.
Schools in Other countries are kicking our asses while American teachers focus on this b.s.
Stop kowtowing to black racists and their stupid. guilt ridden white lap dogs .