theory plans as a new equity plans. loudon county identifying as mostly black or asian. the stop brass denies the controversial curriculum is being taught to these children. chief washington correspondence mike emanuel live in virginia for us with more. hi, mike. martha, the interim school superintendent here insists the focus is on being inclusive and nothing controversial. critical race theory is not something that is relatable on the k-12 level. it s not taught in our school or presented to our students. so loudon county parents say they may not call it critical race theory but it s being disguised as a revamped equity plan. one father said he s concerned about the racial focus on students here. if i m an african american young male, these things have been done to my ancestors and to me and it s here to stay. it s engrained in the fiber of
part of its revamped equity program. the district s acting superintendent, though, tells fox news the parents claims aren t true and he insists the curriculum isn t part of the plan. we are joined by our reporter. top leadership of the loudon county school system insist the emphasis here is on inclusiveness. critical race theory is not something that is relatable on the k-12 level. not something that is taught in our school or presented to our students. some loudon county parents say they may not call it critical race theory but the curriculum changed to more issues on race, gender identity and sexual orientation. one father told us he is concerned about the impact of this racial focus on students here. if i m an african-american
private school of anyof their choice. we did all of this and we raised standards and my belief is our standards have to be high enough where a student going through our system is college or career ready. and that s not what s happening right now. is common core a take over? no, it shouldn t be. here s where i think conservatives and myself are deeply concerned with this president and this department of education, there s a risk that they will intrude and they have as it relates to race to the top. what we should say, quite clearly in the reauthorization of the k-12 law, i think it may have actually been on the floor in the house of representatives to say the federal government has no role in curriculum and content. no access to student i.d. or state of the union information.
private school of their choice. we eliminated social promotion in third grade. difficult thing to do. we did all of this and we raised standards. the standards have to be high enough where it is college or career ready. that is not what is happening right now. here is where i think conservatives and myself all of us are deeply concerned with this president and this department of education there is a risk they will intrude and they have when it comes to race to the top. what we should say in reauthorization of the k-12 law that may have been on the floor in the house of representatives is to say the federal government has no role directly or indirectly no role in the creation of curriculum and content, no access to student i.d. or student information.
this president and this department of education there is a risk they will intrude and they have when it comes to race to the top. what we should say in reauthorization of the k-12 law that may have been on the floor in the house of representatives is to say the federal government has no role directly or indirectly no role in the creation of curriculum and content, no access to student i.d. or student information. the role of the federal government, if there is any, is to provide incentives for more school choice. take the money and if states want to innovate give them the money to create their own programs. when we come back we will have more with former governor jeb bush and check in with marco rubio, donald trump and more. you drop 40 grand on a new set of wheels, then. wham! a minivan t-bones you. guess what: your insurance company will only