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GUILFORD, CT. (WFSB) - Mary Beeman, the campaign manager for the Guilford republican school board candidates, commented, "helping kids of color to feel they belong has a negative effect on white, Christian, or conservative kids," during a UConn. virtual education forum.
The forum was on how to teach race and critical race theory (CRT) in school.
According to the American Barr Association, CRT is the practice of investigating the role of race and racism in society and how that role impacted the legal academy and other fields of scholarship.
When questioned about her comment, Beeman said, "The statement I made was poorly worded and shown out of context. Guilford students who may have staunch Judeo-Christian values, or simply are conservative thinkers, have been bullied into submission by their teachers and fellow students with left-leaning ideologies."
Guilford Chairman Bill Bloss said, "exactly what context would that comment be positive in."
https://www.wfsb.com/news/guilford-gop-school-board-campaign-manager-says-helping-children-of-color-feel-like-they-belong/article_61cef1b0-26eb-11ec-aa85-bf2ec0443b85.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)Those good ol republican values
Walleye
(31,019 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,314 posts)so she thinks she's justified her Freudian slip, when she really made it worse. What a dumbass and a bigot.
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)Cry me a river. Mary can really just get over herself.
Demsrule86
(68,565 posts)marble falls
(57,081 posts)... ethically challenged individuals' self respect.
Let alone, 99% of what she knows about Critical Race Theory is three words: "Critical Race Theory".
Martin68
(22,800 posts)anything positive, they assume it inflicts harm on White kids.