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Keisha King claimed critical race theory is racist and will revert America back to its racist past at a Florida State Board of Education meeting on Thursday, when the board banned the theory
Republican State Rep Steve Toth appeared on CNN on Tuesday to discuss a bill he introduced last month that would limit discussions of critical race theory in Texas public schools.
Tennessee becomes latest state to ban divisive critical race theory in public schools - joining Oklahoma, Idaho and Arkansas
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill banning critical race theory from being taught in schools on Monday
Lee has said students should learn about American exceptionalism rather than divisive topics
A handful of other states are currently debating, or in the process of approving, similar bills
Those against critical race theory have argued it reduces people to the categories of privileged or oppressed based on their skin color
Supporters, however, say the theory is vital to eliminating racism because it examines the ways in which race influence US politics, culture and the law
The war on wokeness in schools: Three GOP states pass laws banning critical race theory and nearly a DOZEN other states work on legislation to stop white kids being taught they re oppressors
Three Republican-led states - Oklahoma, Idaho and Tennessee - have now signed laws banning critical race theory in public schools
Oklahoma is the latest after Gov Kevin Stitt argued it will allow history to be taught without labeling a young child as an oppressor
A handful of other states are currently debating, or in the process of approving, similar bills
Lawmakers in some states have been introducing bills that, in varying degrees, aim to ban schools from teaching concepts of race and racism in classrooms