OC school district bans critical race theory from classrooms
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board voted this week to ban the teaching of critical race theory.
The board voted Tuesday by a 3-2 margin to ban the teaching practice.
"Critical race theory or other similar frameworks will not be used as a source to guide how topics related to race will be taught," the resolution reads.
According to the Orange County Register, the vote followed a tense public meeting with parents and students on both sides of the issue addressing the board.
Critical race theory is a method that teaches how race and racism have played a role in U.S. history.
Among those who voted in favor of the ban was board member Leandra Blades, who according to the Los Angeles Times, attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington D.C. prior to the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
