Dear Friends—I’m writing with Breaking News. A major legal filing has been made in the lawsuit we are supporting in Nevada to prevent the continuation of racist “critical race theory” indoctrination in the public schools. Attorneys with SchoolHouseRights.org, which IOF created to support legal actions to stop this racist instruction, have filed for an emergency injunction on behalf of high school senior William Clark and his mother, Gabrielle.
The Democracy Prep AC public charter school in Las Vegas teaches its high-school seniors that inherent characteristics of a person such as race, gender, sexuality and religious beliefs determine if the person is “privileged” and “oppressive” irrespective of the individual’s conduct and beliefs. William and Gabrielle Clark understandably objected to this instruction and repeatedly asked that William be able to take an alternative class. Instead, the school gave him a failing grade in violation of official school policy, thus ending any realistic chance William had to earn a scholarship to a top university. He also was suspended from school and faces an ongoing threat of not being able to graduate from high school.
The injunction request asks a judge to expunge the failing grade from William’s academic record, and for other relief, including bringing an end to the racist instruction that is being forced on students.
Will you stand with us to fight against critical race theory instruction that labels Christians, males, Caucasians and heterosexuals as “privileged” and “oppressors”? Litigation like this is expensive and we need the financial help of people of good will to prevail against this inherent evil.
>>>I will donate $35 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $50 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $100 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $250 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $500 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $1,000 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools >>>I will donate $5,000 to help stop bigoted instruction in schools Students all across America are being confronted by “Critical Race Theory” instruction that flies directly in the face of everything that
should be taught in our schools. Earlier this week, the nation celebrated the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. whose push for civil rights had at its core the belief that it is the content of a person’s character not the color of person’s skin that defines an individual. But that is a far cry from the evil that is now being taught to children in the public schools.
William Clark’s senior civics class, “Sociology of Change” is a mandatory class required for graduation. The teacher, who refers to her students as “social justice warriors,” requires that students divulge inherent characteristics about their race, gender, sexuality and religion, and then labels them as “privileged” and “oppressor” or “oppressed.” William was understandably reluctant to divulge this information as he knew that the teacher would in turn label him as “privileged” and “oppressive.” But nothing about William’s upbringing suggests that he enjoys privilege or has oppressed other people. Indeed, William lives with his mother and siblings in transitional housing and works some 35 hours per week at a local Taco Bell to help support the family as his father died when he was young and his mother is disabled.
William is the only student in the class who appears to be white. He has white skin and green eyes. In fact, however, William is of a mixed-race background. William’s deceased father was white and his mother is black. Indeed, the legal filing contains a telling and gripping account of the impact that critical race theory has had on William’s understanding of his late father:
William’s deceased father was white, and he died when he was too young to know him. [The teacher’s] presentation material purports to supply substantial information as to what sort of man he was, however, and what sort of relationship he had with William’s black mother. “Interpersonal racism is what white people do to people of color close up” one “Sociology of Change” curriculum slide declares, with examples including “beatings and harassments.” Defendants do admit that not all white people may be guilty of individually performing such acts, but because white people belong to a “dominant group,” invidious distinctions are justified: “Some people in the dominant group are not consciously oppressive…Does this make it OK? No!
If this type of instruction isn’t bad enough on its face, it actually gets worse. Those who are labeled as “privileged” or “oppressive” are required to take steps to “unlearn” and “fight back” against the “oppressive structures” implicit in their family arrangements, religious beliefs and practices, and racial, sexual and gender identities. You can read more about the request for an injunction here.
