Critical Race Theory (CRT) is “very intentionally” embedded in curriculum used throughout Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), according to Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, who has urged the district’s school board to oppose an anti-CRT measure in the Michigan legislature.
The comments about CRT being incorporated into Detroit classrooms were made at a Nov. 9 school board meeting, but only recently gained media attention after footage of the meeting was shared on social media. One of the topics discussed during the 3-hour long meeting was House Bill 5097, which would prohibit the state or local school boards from including certain concepts of CRT in their core academic curriculum content standards.
