The pledge was signed by no teachers on March 6, the day before. It now has 15 pledges from Louisville teachers.
They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.
Comments from Louisville teachers included, "Truth matters" and "these bills CLAIM they don't want anyone to teach that one race is superior to another; however, the bills erase every part of history that's not exclusively white. That proves that the real point of the bill is to teach that European-Americans were -- and, most importantly, continue to be -- the most important thread in this country's history".
Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.
Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.
Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.
In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon', Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”
| Teachers | Thoughts on Critical Race Theory |
|---|---|
| Corinne Martin | The truth matters. Black lives matter. |
| David Horvath | Education requires that we teach ALL history in our schools, whether or not it makes some people uncomfortable or not. We learn, know better, and do better. |
| Dennis Cornell | No comment |
| Erica Brown | No comment |
| Greg Tichenor | we must move beyond the oppressive systems that prevent us from recognizing the humanity of everyone. |
| Ivonne Rovira | these bills CLAIM they don't want anyone to teach that one race is superior to another; however, the bills erase every part of history that's not exclusively white. That proves that the real point of the bill is to teach that European-Americans were -- and, most importantly, continue to be -- the most important thread in this country's history. |
| James Miller | No comment |
| Katie Weible | Truth matters |
| Kelly Kinahan | No comment |
| Kellye Cunningham | No comment |
| Shashray McCormack | Im giving myself, Permission to be BRILLIANT be speaking truth to power! |
| Sheila Rivers | Enough U.S. history is denied already, so why deny students of the entire knowledge of slavery. It did happen and it’s fact. Stop burying that that makes white folks uncomfortable or well forever be forced to deal with racism. |
| Shelley Thomas | To fight ignorance |
| Tim Hargesheimer | No comment |
| Troy Petrie | The fact is, the truth is largely ignored in our Social Studies classrooms. While supporters of this legislation see it as a remedy to some form of perversion of our national narratives, they're really just a white supremacists prophylactic. |
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