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Several people vocally opposing critical race theory were kicked out of the Jefferson County Board of Education work session during a discussion of the district’s strategic plan. June 22, 2021.
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About 40 people gathered outside VanHoose Education Center before the meeting to decry the teaching of critical race theory, a decades-old academic thinking that racism is embedded in U.S. laws and policies.
Professors who teach critical race theory in Louisville believe misinformation is driving some of the controversy surrounding it.
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Mary Pollio is scheduled to testify in front of education committee lawmakers from the Kentucky House and Senate next week.
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