Navigating the Vitriol Over Critical Race Theory

My View

During my recent conversations with superintendents and senior leaders from around the nation, they report that the public comment periods at their school board meetings were being dominated by one subject: critical race theory.

Sorting the fact from the fiction ought to be the first priority of school leaders as they navigate this complex area of public discussion.

At board meetings, allegations are being aired that if schools fail to teach CRT, they are reflecting a racist viewpoint and if their curricula include aspects of CRT, then they are indoctrinating students with anti-American sentiments. Before the controversies grow more destructive, it will be up to superintendents and board members to be clear about their policies for curricula and teaching.