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Rochester Public Schools, community members deny notion that critical race theory is being taught in schools
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX47) The group of demonstrators who showed up to Tuesday’s Rochester Public Schools (RPS) Board meeting demanded Rochester schools not teach critical race theory.
“It’s not part of the Minnesota standards. We’re not teaching it now, we don’t plan to teach it, it’s not appropriate for K-12 education. So, it was confusing the level of anger,” said RPS President Jean Marvin.
Marvin says there is a misunderstanding, and the goal is to educate all children by providing them with the proper information.
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Rochester Diversity Council reacts to 5 year anniversary of Pulse nightclub shooting
Executive director Dee Sabol believes the shooting is one of the tragedies that has made people more cognizant of their surroundings.
Posted: Jun 13, 2021 10:52 PM
Posted By: Jeremy Wall
ROCHESTER, Minn.- It s been five years this weekend since 49 people were killed and multiple others were injured during a shooting at Pulse, a nightclub in Orlando. While it might have happened miles away, people in Rochester are feeling the impacts.
The Rochester Diversity Council says many people still have feelings of discomfort when going to bars and nightclubs. Executive director Dee Sabol says it impacts people in the LGBTQ+ community as well as certain religions and ethnicities.