Rhode Island Mother Says Facing Lawsuit After Questioning CRT in Curriculum of Elementary School

Proponents of critical race theory (CRT) suggest that white supremacy and institutional racism remains prevalent through American law. Critics, however, suggest that the theory relies more on storytelling than on evidence and reason. 

A mother of a schoolgirl from Rhode Island told Fox & Friends on Wednesday that she could face a lawsuit after she sought information about critical race theory (CRT) in her daughter’s school’s curriculum.

According to Solas, parents must “start asking more questions”, as she believes that it would be harder for schools to “retaliate against a lot of parents”.

Solas said that at the time she enrolled her daughter to the school, she called the principal to learn more about whether the school teaches gender theory or anti-racism, and was reportedly told that they do not refer to “kids as boys and girls.” 

The parent reportedly requested a copy of her daughter’s curriculum, which was, according to her, a challenge, as she still has not received the copy. Solas was then reportedly advised to submit a public records request through the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), and when she received some information, she “did not see any evidence of gender theory or anti-racism” but remained assured that it was taught to students.

According to a report by GoLocalProv, the South Kingstown School Committee is mulling the possibility of suing the woman “to challenge filing of over 160 APRA requests.” Solas asserted that the committee would meet and discuss the possibility.

The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) executive director, Steve Brown, told GoLocal that he believes the school’s response is “inappropriate”.

Critical race theory is a movement that converges academics and activists who claim that systemic racism in the US has a decisive power in American law and the nation’s societal structure, and calls for racial emancipation. CRT has prompted criticism from those who state that the social theory lacks supportive evidence and relies more on dramatic anecdotal storytelling than on evidence and reason.

Sourse: sputniknews.com