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Oregon teachers, parents rally in support of 'critical race theory'
KATU News ^ | June 13, 2021 | by KATU Staff

Posted on 06/13/2021 8:10:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

PORTLAND, Ore — Educators and parents rallied on Saturday against nationwide legislation that would prevent "critical race theory" from being taught in schools.

Speakers at the rally at the Friendship Circle in Portland told KATU News that they support critical race theory -- which is a legal term used to describe systemic racism.

David Scholten is a fifth grade teacher with Portland Public Schools and they told KATU News that not everyone understands what goes on in the classroom.

There's a lot of confusion about whether or not what we're doing is divisive or not -- and we believe that systemic racism is divisive. Racism is divisive. And in order to heal, we need to come forward, and expose the whole truth of our nation," Scholten said.

This week, Florida joined more than half a dozen other states in banning critical race theory. The curriculum -- which teaches students that racism is systemic and embedded into many American systems and institutions -- has turned into a controversial academic movement.

Educators at the Portland rally on Saturday said they were not only rallying in support of critical race theory, but were also rallying in support of their fellow teachers of color.

(Excerpt) Read more at katu.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: communism; communistic; communists; crt; education; marxism; race; racism; teachingracism
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To: Bell407Pilot

Um...no it isn’t (Oregon vile) but we do have Vile people here especially in Portland & Eugene


41 posted on 06/13/2021 9:14:37 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Educators and parents rally to teach their children lies.


42 posted on 06/13/2021 9:15:59 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
David Scholten is a fifth grade teacher with Portland Public Schools and they told KATU News that not everyone understands what goes on in the classroom. There's a lot of confusion about whether or not what we're doing is divisive or not -- and we believe that systemic racism is divisive. Racism is divisive. And in order to heal, we need to come forward, and expose the whole truth of our nation," Scholten said.

Well "Critical Race Theory" is not factual or true - so why would you teach it? "Critical Race Theory" does exactly the opposite of exposing "the whole true of our nation."

43 posted on 06/13/2021 9:17:51 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is an excellent example of why decisions about public education should be made (and left) at the local school board level. If Antifa parents in Portland want CRT, fine. Those school board members can and will vote for it. If normal parents in a neighboring town don’t want it, and the school board tries it, they can be recalled or voted out. The problem is: school boards are bankrolled by the teachers unions nationwide. This needs to stop and voters need to start voting for school board members who don’t take union $$.

As for me and my household: I pulled my teen daughter out of public school last summer (to private) and she is thriving. I pulled my teen son out of public school in Jan (to homeschool) and he is thriving.

School choice is needed SOOOO badly.


44 posted on 06/13/2021 9:28:57 AM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

One would expect tens of thousands of whites to kill themselves in Oregon. It would ensure racial justice.


45 posted on 06/13/2021 9:31:48 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Freee-dame

I’ll bet that a good portion of the 10% are East Asian...Chinese/Japanese/Korean.


46 posted on 06/13/2021 9:34:11 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: olivia3boys

Fire every damned one of them! Replace them with qualified veterans and/or retired police officers.


47 posted on 06/13/2021 9:38:06 AM PDT by Hootowl
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To: goodnesswins

Doesn’t work that way. Residents can move to other states. Doesn’t matter if they live West or East of the Cascades, if they choose to remain after watching Oregon devolve into a liberal garbage fire for the past two decades, they’re just as much to blame as anyone else.


48 posted on 06/13/2021 9:38:24 AM PDT by Bell407Pilot
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So let’s think about an entrepreneur or investor looking to open a business. You think Oregon is looking good? Those who can get out are leaving for Idaho Wyoming etc, call them OREGONers.


49 posted on 06/13/2021 9:40:53 AM PDT by dblshot (RActually Texas City)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Racists are people who are obsessed with race, make everything about race, and project their own maniacal racism onto all the people they hate.


50 posted on 06/13/2021 9:46:16 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Lefties call anything they can use to subjugate other people "science.")
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To: Republican Wildcat

I am going to be discussing CRT with family members who think it is just fine.

Later today.

If you can point me to a good article that explains succinctly what CRT is really about, I would greatly appreciate it.


51 posted on 06/13/2021 10:16:46 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Teachers Union owns The Peoples Republic of Oregon.


52 posted on 06/13/2021 10:39:07 AM PDT by bray (Hating Whites is racist)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OK, then the government should exterminate all the white people that claim whites are nothing but racists and are a problem. Makes sense to me.


53 posted on 06/13/2021 10:42:12 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Suicidal insanity at its best.


54 posted on 06/13/2021 11:26:57 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Vaduz

Critical..as in..on life support.
By big insane government.


55 posted on 06/13/2021 11:40:32 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I looked at the link to the “rally” you posted and it was pitiful, the picture showed about 10 people there for this “event”

Really?

Waste of time


56 posted on 06/13/2021 12:16:28 PM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

I did some searching. Multiple definitions but the one concept that caught my eye was some “scholars” thought the the US was color blind and they wanted to change that.

There you have it, the ghost of Charles Manson


57 posted on 06/13/2021 12:32:52 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Bell407Pilot

Where do YOU live? Maybe some people cannot leave...


58 posted on 06/13/2021 12:33:20 PM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
not everyone understands what goes on in the classroom

An arrogant bug is a cocky roach.

59 posted on 06/13/2021 12:34:34 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Much easier for stupid people to teach racial hatred than teach math...

Lots of these 'teachers' are average to stupid, have classes filled with kids functioning below grade level (because they can't teach), and are incompetent and mean.

Paying them better is the worst solution.

Make teaching a real job - make it full time (40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year) and the deadwood will move back to sitting at home collecting some kind of pay... rather than damaging our children.

60 posted on 06/13/2021 1:12:08 PM PDT by GOPJ (Arson isn't 'fire violence'. Rape isn't 'penis violence'. Murder isn't 'gun violence'. Criminals )
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