Exclusive: Utah could ban teachers from talking about racism in their classrooms
Some question whether critical race theory must be included in next week’s special legislative session
(Photo courtesy of the Utah House of Representatives) Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson swears in Steve Christiansen to fill the vacancy left by former Utah Rep. Ken Ivory in 2019.
| May 17, 2021, 10:52 a.m.
Lawmakers may wade deep into the culture war during next week’s special legislative session as there’s a significant push to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Utah’s schools.
Critical race theory was developed in the 1970s and 1980s. It asserts that racism is inextricably linked to the history of the United States. The concept is not currently taught in Utah’s schools.
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