Collier County School Board Hears From Angry Citizens About Possible CRT Content in Textbooks
On June 7, the Collier County School Board (CCSB) in Flordia convened a public hearing to discuss textbooks being considered for adoption by their respective districts. They also heard comments from angry citizens regarding concerns of possible Critical Race Theory (CRT) content in those textbooks.
The hearing was attended by approximately 60 Collier County residents. Among them were the 15 citizens who had registered to have three minutes to address the board directly. While thirteen of those registered to provide comments were angry citizens who adamantly oppose the adoption of the textbooks which they believe opens the door for teachers to indoctrinate their children with CRT two were Collier County educators, who insisted there was nothing to fear.