In a response to national attention and local concern about Critical Race Theory, the Hardin County branch of NAACP will conduct an information webinar next week.
The session will be offered free beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday. It will address derivations from the original legal intent of CRT authors and explain the theories primary use by universities in the fields of law, psychology and sociology, the local organizationâs announcement said.
To date, the theory is not part of the public-school curriculum or mentioned in Kentucky Academic Standards. The Hardin County NAACP Branch statement said it hopes âcurriculum will continue to offer educational opportunities that encourage critical and creative thinking skills that prepare students for local, national and global problem solving. Additionally, the schoolsâ curriculum will provide equitable access to educational materials and experiences that will develop the highest skill levels possible for all of our students to make our world a better place in which to live.â