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Nearly 40 people stood before the Springfield school board Tuesday to either praise the district for offering diversity training or to accuse district officials of using critical race theory as part of the training to divide the community.
Critics argued the theory, which has become a political lightning rod in recent years, is an attack on mainstream institutions from public schools to courtrooms and has roots in Marxism and Communism.
They alleged the theory perpetuates stereotypes, undermines academic freedom and fuels racism. Your school district embraces critical race theory, you are teaching it to our children, said Derral D.L. Reynolds, who describes himself as a pastor on Facebook. You are replacing real history with false history. You are pushing racism on our children. You are endorsing racism in our schools.
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