Critical Race Theory: These states are already cracking down on the controversial concept

The bill’s definition of divisive concepts includes the ideas that Arkansas or the U.S. are "fundamentally racist or sexist" and that individuals are inherently racist or oppressive, "whether consciously or unconsciously."FloridaIn early June, the Sunshine State's Board of Education banned CRT from public school classrooms in a unanimous vote and grouped it in with the New York Times' controversial 1619 Project and Holocaust denialism.IowaA Hawkeye State bill passed the state Legislature and was signed into law by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Under the new law, an amendment to the state’s existing statutes on education, public schools that teach CRT can lose their funding.MontanaAttorney General Austin Knudsen effectively banned CRT programs in schools and state employee training programs after he issued an opinion labeling the concept "discriminatory."WHAT IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY?OklahomaRepublican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1775 into law in early May – banning public schools from forcing students into mandatory training sessions on gender, race or sexual diversity.TennesseeGov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 0623 into law in late May. Among other things, it prohibits public and charter schools from using CRT concepts in curriculum or supplemental materials.States that are considering legislation on Critical Race Theory:KentuckyLawmakers have pre-filed a bill for the 2022 session that would ban not only instruction based on CRT but also classroom discussion that incorporates its concepts.MaineRepublican Rep. Meldon Carmichael has introduced a bill that would ban political, ideological or religious advocacy in public school classrooms. It was referred to the state House’s education committee in early June.MichiganThe Wolverine State has a bill in committee that would ban CRT as well as the New York Times’ 1619 Project curriculum, defining them as "anti-American and racist theories."VIRGINIA MOM WHO SURVIVED MAOIST CHINA EVISCERATES SCHOOL BOARD'S CRITICAL RACE THEORY PUSHMissouriMissouri is considering a similar bill, which labels the 1619 Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Justice Curriculum as types of CRT.New HampshireHouse Bill 544 is similar to Idaho’s bill but also pertains to state contracts, grants and training programs.