MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama might ban so-called “critical race theory” from being taught in public K-12 schools even though education officials said no schools are actually doing so.
Members of the Alabama Board of Education on Tuesday discussed the wording of a possible resolution that could be voted on later this summer. A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation for the 2022 session to ban the teaching of critical race theory.
Some GOP-controlled states have already passed such bans this year as a national debate intensifies about how race should be used as a lens in classrooms to examine the country’s tumultuous history.
Critical race theory is a way of thinking about America’s history through the lens of racism, but it is not typically taught in public schools.
State Superintendent Eric Mackey said state school board members want to deal with the issue but said critical race theory is “certainly not” taught in schools now.