California Appeals Court Puts Hold on School District’s CRT Ban

Appellate judges order the Temecula school district to lift its ban on critical race theory until a lawsuit on the matter is resolved.

Parents in support of the Temecula Valley Unified school board's decision to terminate the district’s superintendent amid controversy surrounding critical race theory and other school curricula, attend a board meeting in Temecula, Calif., on June 13, 2023. Micaela Ricaforte/The Epoch Times

A California appeals court put the brakes on Temecula Valley Union School District’s ban on teaching critical race theory (CRT) on May 19, reversing a lower court’s decision that allowed the ban to stay in place.

Judges in California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal ordered the lower court to issue a preliminary injunction that requires the district to pause enforcement of its 2022 resolution prohibiting the teaching of certain concepts related to CRT until the lawsuit is resolved.