Oklahoman
Members of the Oklahoma City Board of Education unanimously disavowed a new law banning critical race theory from being taught in public schools.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the legislation, House Bill 1775, into law Friday.
All eight members of the school board voted to formally denounce the bill during a meeting Monday evening.
Board member Ruth Veales, who is Black and Native American, said the law aims to quiet conversations on race “in order to protect white fragility.”
“As a district that’s over 80% students of color, this is definitely an insult,” Veales said. “It is a situation that is so egregious to me.”
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Member Resigns After Gov. Stitt Signs HB1775
A member of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission has resigned as some call for Governor Kevin Stitt’s removal from the Commission.
Oklahoma representative Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) made it very clear he’s proud of the work the commission has done, but he said Stitt’s signing of House Bill 1775 was just a step too far.
House Bill 1775 limits race and gender curriculum taught from kindergarten to college.
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The bill has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, drawing criticism from people like Nichols who worry it ll keep dark moments in history from being brought to light.
Oklahoman
Gov. Kevin Stitt and leadership of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission are at odds over legislation that dictates how Oklahoma schoolteachers can educate students on race and gender issues.
In an ultimatum issued Tuesday, the project manager of the centennial commission urged Stitt to contact members of the board to discuss his signature on House Bill 1775 or face losing his seat on the commission.
Stitt signedHB 1775 that, among other things, prohibits instructors from teaching that “one race or sex is inherently superior to another,” and that “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive.”
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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission has told Gov. Kevin Stitt it will consider him to have resigned as a member if he doesn’t respond to their invitation to discuss his signing of a bill Republicans have pushed as a ban on teaching critical race theory.
The commission urged Stitt to veto House Bill 1775, which prohibits teaching concepts like a student should feel guilty for historical events because of their race or sex. In a letter signed by Project Director Phil Armstrong, the commission said the new law will intimidate teachers who want to explore the underlying causes of the massacre and is diametrically opposed to their mission.
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Member Resigns After Gov. Stitt Signs HB1775
A member of the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission has resigned as some call for Governor Kevin Stitt’s removal from the Commission.
Oklahoma representative Monroe Nichols (D-Tulsa) made it very clear he’s proud of the work the commission has done, but he said Stitt’s signing of House Bill 1775 was just a step too far.
House Bill 1775 limits race and gender curriculum taught from kindergarten to college.
More About House Bill 1775:
The bill has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, drawing criticism from people like Nichols who worry it ll keep dark moments in history from being brought to light.