California Parents Blast School Boards for Equating Criticism of CRT With Domestic Terrorism

California Parents Blast School Boards for Equating Criticism of CRT With Domestic Terrorism
Celeste Fiehler protests outside the Desert Sands Unified School District board meeting in La Quinta, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2021. Courtesy Celeste Fiehler
Brad Jones
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Parents opposed to critical race theory (CRT) in California classrooms are outraged over accusations from school boards that criticism of ethnic studies curriculums based on CRT and other neo-Marxist ideologies is akin to domestic terrorism.
The National School Boards Association (NSBA), which denies that CRT is being taught in K–12 schools, stated in a recent letter (pdf) that parents at local school board meetings opposed to CRT and mask mandates are contributing to a “growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation” and asked the Biden administration to address the issue.