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All three of Moore County’s high schools will recognize valedictorians during this week’s graduation ceremonies, but it will likely be for the last time. ....
A divided Moore County Board of Education chose last week not to adopt a position on Critical Race Theory as it relates to school curriculum, but the General Assembly may yet do it for them. Legislation working its way through the General Assembly does not explicitly mention the controversial legal and academic movement, but it would bar public schools from promoting racist concepts that critics fear would come with it. Race â and how public schoolsâ social studies classes deal with racism throughout the nationâs history â has been an incendiary topic in education throughout North Carolina since the start of this year. A divided State Board of Education approved new social studies standards in February aimed at incorporating the experiences of minorities and marginalized groups as well as their perspectives on government, economic systems and historic events. ....
The Moore County Board of Education wonât adopt a ban on Critical Race Theory, based on a vote on Monday night that was almost as divided as the 40 people who addressed the board on the subject. The school board heard input from a total of 47 speakers over more than two hours. Most of them offered feedback regarding a policy proposed by board member Robert Levy, which would have stipulated that no curriculum taught in Moore County Schools be based on Critical Race Theory. Levy proposed this policy in conjunction with national backlash against the long-established legal and academic movement, which has emerged locally surrounding the implementation of North Carolinaâs new K-12 social studies standards. ....
When it comes to North Carolinaâs new K-12 social studies standards, the Moore County Board of Education is divided between members who would leave implementation to the teachers and others who want to hold off for a year until they personally comb through the new curriculum. School board members arenât typically part of the process in determining the substance of what is taught in classrooms. Nonetheless, that will be central to discussion of at least two items on the agenda for Mondayâs regular board meeting. Moore County Schoolsâ curriculum and instruction staff will soon begin working with social studies teachers to build grade-level curricula and lesson plans based on new state standards aimed at incorporating the experiences of minorities and marginalized groups throughout history. ....