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Democrats walk out of the House chamber in protest of a Republican resolution encouraging a ban of critical race theory concepts in public education during an extraordinary session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. House Democrats say they were excluded from the conversation with Republicans and want to use the interim time between sessions to study the issue.
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Legislators approved two resolutions on Wednesday to urge the Utah State Board of Education to ban what lawmakers consider “harmful” critical race theory concepts.
The resolutions were approved despite outcry from community activists and educators, who gathered on the Capitol steps to oppose the resolutions earlier Wednesday morning, and despite Democrats walking out of the House chamber in protest.