A proposal from Sen. Lincoln Fillmore had many public education advocates worried teachers would soon be faced with a burdensome and unnecessary transparency law.
The Utah House and Senate both passed
non-binding resolutions Wednesday that urge the state’s school board to ban teaching certain principles lawmakers say could be a part of critical race theory.
Critical race theory is an academic framework for understanding how racism creates and sustains the many disparities that exist in the country today. The framework is not currently part of curriculum in Utah’s public schools. According to a statement from the board, no member has suggested adopting it into its standards.
“A lot of parents they’re afraid,” said Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross. “They’re afraid that critical race theory may be used in schools to shame their children. They don’t want their children to feel guilty or to feel anguish because of the way God made them.”