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Lawsuit Filed After North Carolina Professor Fired for Criticizing Critical Race Theory in Class

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Lawsuit Filed After North Carolina Professor Fired for Criticizing Critical Race Theory in Class
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Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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12/19/2022|Updated: 12/22/2022
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A former professor from the North Carolina Governor’s School has filed a lawsuit against the institution after getting fired for speaking about the harms of Critical Race Theory (CRT).

Dr. David Phillips, who has spent eight summers teaching at the school, has spoken out against the increasing adoption of CRT in the institution.

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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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