Well, it appears that Dear Leader himself has weighed in on this dreaded teacher conspiracy to brainwash and debase white children. On the RealClearPolitics website Donald J. Trump himself has posted an article. Entitled "A Plan to Get Divisive & Radical Theories Out of Our Schools" it presents his plan to eliminate not just CRT, but any radical teachings from our schools. He demands that the 1619 Project be replaced with his 1776 Project, and takes the usual swipes at the Biden Administration and CRT with his usual vitriol. Of course he didn't write the article - it was pretty well shown during his presidency that he doesn't read above a comic-book level - and there's no doubt that it was written by some right-wing activist. But this article is under his name, and will no doubt inspire his followers to attack public schools even more than they already are.
I posted a link to the article below, but I thought that some of his "plan" should be written in full here. It's an amazing document.
"Third, parents have a right to know exactly what is being taught to their children. Last year, many parents had the chance to routinely listen in on classes for the first time because of remote learning.
As students return to the classroom, states need to pass laws requiring that all lesson plans have to be made available to parents — every handout, article, and reading should be posted on an online portal that allows parents to see what their kids are being taught. Furthermore, in many places, there are rules preventing students from recording what teachers say in class. States and school boards should establish a “Right to Record.”
"Fourth, parents need to organize locally — in every school district in America — to eliminate “Action Civics” and other versions of the effort to contort traditional civics education into a vehicle for political indoctrination. The left’s new argument is that our “divisions” stem from a lack of “civics education” — a problem they intend to “fix” with lots of new taxpayer money and a redefinition of “civics” in schools, just as they are trying to redefine the meaning of “infrastructure.” (God forbid kids learn to participate in voter registration drives and other civic activities in their communities!)
"Fifth, any parent who objects to the material being taught to their child in public school should get an automatic voucher, empowering them to pick another school of their choice. The government has no right to brainwash students with controversial ideologies against their parents’ will."
"Sixth, states need to take back control of their schools of education and credentialing bodies to ensure they are not churning out radicalized teachers. To be clear, the overwhelming majority of our nation’s teachers are some of the most selfless and wonderful people there are —
but regrettably, many have graduated from extremely biased education schools and may not even be aware of the degree to which leftist ideology has permeated their curriculum. States should set up alternative credentialing bodies that can certify great teachers who know how to instill a sense of love for America. School districts can then make it a priority to hire teachers with these certifications, especially for English, history, and social studies roles. States could even set up their own versions of Teach for America to get passionate and patriotic young people into the classroom."
Finally, states need to break the tenure monopoly in public K-12 schools. Tenure was originally supposed to protect competent teachers from being subjected to undue political influence; it has turned into a mechanism to protect incompetent teachers who themselves wield undue political influence over our children.
Educators who are alienating children from their own country should not be protected with lifelong tenure; they should be liberated to pursue a career as a political activist.[/I]
So tenure was created to protect good teachers from being fired due to political influence, but now we have to abolish tenure everywhere (it already has been abolished in NC) so we can fire teachers due to political influence. Makes sense.
Here's the Link, courtesy of Donald J. Trump:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/18/a_plan_to_get_divisive__radical_theories_out_of_our_schools_145946.html