Critical race theory. The mere phrase sparks debate, even outrage across the country.

A controversial bill could change the way your child learns about race relations in the classroom.

Although it's known as the Critical Race Theory Bill, that term isn't in the legislation itself.

The debate over its potential role in school curricula has set off a firestorm that has royal school districts and state legislatures nationwide.

This board allowed an age-inappropriate social agenda-driven curriculum into our elementary classrooms.

Parents beware of terms like social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, those inherently good things are being

used to disguise a biased political agenda. It is not your job to force these ideas onto my child.

Your job is to teach my child math, language, arts, science, and history, including American

history.

Let's just keep it civil.

In the third grade in the CMS elementary school, my child went on a field trip to Lata plantation.

When she got home and I asked what she learned on the plantation, she told me about farm

animals and farming.

I asked if she learned about slavery and she looked at me puzzle and said no.

When I followed up with

her teacher, she said that slavery was not covered in third grade standards for history, North

Carolina agriculture was. Taking any child regardless of their race to a plantation in North Carolina

and not talking about slavery is exactly what those against historical accuracy want to happen.

This is American history.

All of it should be taught in a certain context and also age appropriate.

Critical race theory is not in our schools, and it never was.

And the people here to complain about it did not know what it was six months ago and had never heard of it.

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