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Texas is the American Taliban. The hardest state to cast a ballot, the first state to effectively ban abortions (while setting up a system where people can profit by turning other people in to the authorities), and this crap."At a heated Texas school board meeting in late July, a man accused a Black principal of promoting critical race theory and “the conspiracy theory of systemic racism.” The man named the principal several times during his remarks, despite a school board policy barring direct attacks. Just over a month later, the district has suspended Colleyville Heritage High School Principal James Whitfield without explanation, he told The Washington Post on Tuesday. The decision followed several weeks of controversy during which Whitfield tried to publicly clear his name. Students turned out to defend their principal, while parents demanded his termination. “I was not given any clear reasoning behind the decision and was not given a timetable regarding further steps,” Whitfield said in a Facebook message. “I was simply told that it was in the best interest of the district.”
...Whitfield, the first Black principal to run Colleyville Heritage High School, became embroiled in a local controversy over critical race theory at a July 26 school board meeting. A man introduced in the meeting as Stetson Clark called the principal out by name, in violation of the meeting’s rules, and demanded Whitfield be fired. Members of the audience hollered “fire him” and applauded, Whitfield said.
A few days later, a parent complained to the district about a photo Whitfield had posted on social media that showed him and his wife, who is White, in an embrace, celebrating their wedding anniversary. “Is this the Dr. Whitfield we want as an example for our students?” the parent asked in an email that Whitfield recounted on Facebook. The district asked Whitfield to remove the photo to avoid further controversy, KXAS-TV reported."
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This is a pretty remarkable story. I wish I could say that I find it surprising. A couple of questions are obviously raised:
How is he promoting it? He is a principal, not a teacher. So where are the examples of him doing this?
One parent can call him out in a meeting, which he is prohibited from doing, and not be removed from the meeting?
What is inappropriate about the picture of he and his wife? You can see the picture at the link at the end of the article.
Are not these attacks on CRT in schools just racist witch hunts? Show me where they aren't.