Oklahoma teacher says summer class canceled due to bill that bans teaching critical race theory

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adam harris
@AdamHSays
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May 28, 2021
"I got an email a week or so ago, saying due to this new law, they were canceling my completely full race and ethnicities class”
Melissa Smith
Oklahoma teacher says summer class canceled due to bill banning critical race theory
A teacher is disappointed with Gov. Kevin Stitt after one of her summer classes was canceled due to House Bill 1775, which bans educators from teaching certain concepts of race and racism.
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adam harris
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Administrators preemptively canceling classes because they’re unsure if they run afoul of a law regulating speech is the exact chilling effect people warned would happen
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A teacher is disappointed with Gov. Kevin Stitt after one of her summer classes was canceled due to House Bill 1775, which bans educators from teaching certain concepts of race and racism.

Melissa Smith told KOCO 5 that she's taught race theory-type classes for six years and is confused why there's an issue now.

"I'm not happy. This is information everyone needs to know," Smith said.

The high school and community college teacher said House Bill 1775 has caused her to lose a class she was supposed to teach this summer at Oklahoma City Community College.

"I've actually been teaching race and ethnicities in the United States for multiple years," she said.

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[Casady1]

1. this is a college course

let's burn those books.

[cinematicdiversions]

2. Yeah I read summer school and said what the hell.

I think banning any type of instruction on the college level is nuts and a very dangerous precedent. And I say this as a person who is not a fan of teaching racist thought no matter how well intentioned.

[tanyev]

3. Why now, Ms. Smith? It starts with 'Trump' and ends with 'ism'.

[BradAllison]

4. Get out of OK, run....

They and most of the midwest are five years away from the plague coming back.

[SoonerPride]

5. What part of the government shall make no law abridging speech

Don’t they get?

[StarfishSaver]

6. This "Critical Race Theory" Boogeyman is out of control

Conservatives are masters at this - and of getting progressives to go right along with them.

Critical Race theory has been around for decades but now all of a sudden it's controversial. And even progressives are amplifying the white supremacist talking points, some of which they are spreading on DU.