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>> monica joins us now. you said -- >> thank you very much. >> of course. you said that the county won't say they are teaching crt but they are pushing this philosophy under equity training. what are you seeing? >> i sat in these trainings. i have witnessed the division pushes critical race theory. they are imposing it as a lens by which teachers are supposed to teach. it's not like they are taking critical race theory and saying teach this to the kids. they are using it as a lens by which we are supposed to teach kids how to view the world. for instance, i have seen them pushing the stereotyp...

Like i said it would be interesting to see the receipts on that. what is your response to this, crystal? >> i think america was founded on free speech and attempting to silence a teacher because he or she disagrees with a policy i think that's a flawed thing to do. but what i really think we should be discussing is why are teachers opposed to equity training? what's wrong -- why is this politicized? critical race theory is not taught in k-12 education. it is a conservative talking point the conservatives continue to push on school boards across the country and loudon county has been ground zer...

They are taking the position as if they have the right to propagandize them, brainwash them and then use them for radical purposes with radical ends. >> the training is aimed towards activism with quotes like an educator is either a revolutionary or an oppressor. some teachers practice what they teach. five were arrested last summer during more than 100 days of protests that often ended in riots. but the social justice focus is not helping black students. the district has required equity training for a decade and black students test scores have gone down and the achievement gap got wider. dan ...

Topic with other employees. and also my manager he was aware of me having some concerns. he was asking me about the concerns. i did what people usually do at google. you want to discuss something with someone, you write a document and discuss what is in there. my manager told me to remove the document. i was told it was inappropriate and offensive. i refused to delete. that's when google fired me. >> tucker: it was inappropriate and offensive because you disagreed with the equity training? specifically was offensive abou it, did they say? >> i was told certain sections of the document question...

Having conversations about this topic with other employees. and also my manager he was aware of me having some concerns. he was asking me about the concerns. i did what people usually do at google. you want to discuss something with someone you write a document and discuss what is in there. my manager told me to remove the document. i was told it was inappropriate and offensive. i refused to delete. that's when google fired me. >> tucker: it was inappropriate and offensive because you disagreed with the equity training? what specifically? >> i was told certain sections of the document question...