Parents and citizens all across Cleveland County, North Carolina and America are pretty much united over this one thing. The teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT), being pushed by liberal and socialist State and local School Boards AND especially by teachers’ unions, is wrong and should be abolished immediately-if not sooner.
When I fist heard about CRT, I did a little research on the methodology that was supposed to show, even prove, that all white people are racist amongst other things. I immediately noticed that the methodology of such claims was based on processes of finding the truth that are the basis of the “Scientific Method” first developed by the Greek Philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle over 2,000 years ago. This methodology says basically, make an observation of some phenomenon, make a guess about how or why this phenomenon exists and test your guess with a truthful evaluation of the results of your test. If your test fails, make another guess that is different than your previous guess. And then continue the process until you get to the truth of the matter. Sometimes this methodology takes days, months, years, decades and even centuries to get to the right and truthful answer. All legitimate research that have made important discoveries, from the chemistry of fire, the spread of disease, the science of gravity and everything in between over the past 20 centuries is the result of this methodology.
Other sciences and studies have developed over the history of the world to. The science of using lies and deception to falsely convince a population of uninformed groups of people that something is true when it is exactly the opposite. Propaganda and such mass disinformation as used by the Nazis and the Communists are prime examples. Now such falsity and its distribution has been improved right here in the United States of America. Fake News and censorship of free speech by both governmental agencies as well as private personal media companies such as Facebook and Twitter.
Basically, the Scientific Method process-which is based on unadulterated truth-has been hijacked by those using deception here and there to falsely “prove” something that is indeed not true at all-but convenient for advancing their own agenda.
Once I figured out what these Critical Race Theory nit-wits were doing, I immediately determined that I was NOT going to waste my time with such bull shit as this. In any and all of its forms. I just passed any news about CRT by and moved on to more important things to think about and write about.
But, when I heard rumors and gossip that CRT was being taught by Cleveland County Schools to our children; when I heard speakers at School Board Meetings bring up these issues and heard Robert “Luke” Queen’s smart-ass attempts to squelch these speakers, I changed my mind. Robert “Luke” Queen has no business allowing CRT to be taught at CCS against parental approval and I am going to say something about it. Add it to my long list of grievances against the leadership (bad and even evil leadership) of Luke Queen at CCS and get rid of him if I can. To do MY part anyway. YOU should be prepared to do YOUR part.
From all source inputs to me, this is what is happening at Cleveland County Schools:
1.Critical Race Theory IS being taught at Cleveland County Schools. Under a different name. This is typical of supporters of CRT. At the last CCC School Board meeting Board Chairman Robert “Luke” Queen made a deceptive statement that “CRT, to his knowledge, is NOT being taught at Cleveland County Schools.” I was present and that is what I heard out of Luke’s own mouth. The minutes of that meeting is set to be approved at the July 26, 2021 school board meetings says “Chair Robert Queen stated there are no requirements for Critical Race Theory to be taught in Cleveland County Schools.” Those very same deceptive minutes of the meeting state: “Marjorie Hooper and Nanette Leonhardt addressed the Board of Education concerning Critical Race Theory.” Completely and illegally leaving out what Hooper and Leonhardt actually said in their addresses to the school board. Which was stating plenty of reasons CRT should NOT be taught anywhere and especially at CCS.
The facts, as I have been told, is CRT has been taught under different names at CCS for some time now. They arrived at CCS as a “grant” paying CCS big bucks to teach CRT to our young students. CCS has always been a “sucker” for grant money. I bet a “grant” from China or Russia to teach communism, packaged properly as propagandists know how to do, and CCS would swallow the bait- hook, line and sinker. And Luke Queen and the new school board are following that stupid tradition.
2.The agenda for the July 26, 2021 also leaves out that the ladies that spoke at the previous school board meeting were dissatisfied by only having three minutes to make their case against CRT to the School Board. Then they formally requested that they be allowed to have CRT put on the agenda for the July 26, 2021 meeting to allow further discussion. Obviously to get around the stupid rules of Citizens Participation at CCS that do not allow board discussion of the issue the speaker is bringing before the Board. That request for an agenda item was totally rejected by Chairman Robert “Luke” Queen.
MY Recommendation is that a school board member make a motion, at the very beginning of the school board meeting, to add another item to the agenda, without a time limit, to address Critical Race Theory and allow the public to address the issue and board members participate in that discussion. If that motion is not seconded by another board member or is voted down by the full board, every board member opposed to the public’s right to free speech will be identified for removal at their next election. If not sooner.
Folks, show up at the July 26, 2021 School Board meeting and let your thoughts be known. Corner any Board member that you can and demand that YOU be able to have an item on their agenda and YOU NOT be shut down without a word of YOUR “address to the Board” being reported in the minutes of the meeting.
Folks, this is America and YOU are citizens and taxpayers and voters. Take your government back. Or go to “jail” with me for trying. It is YOUR children that are being brainwashed.
