‘P is for Protest!’ How Utah parents are rallying against critical race theory in public schools

They’re trying to ban it ‘before school resumes in the fall’. Utah is one of many states in America considering banning critical race theory in public schools.

Republican State Representative Steve Christiansen sponsored a bill that takes direct aim at critical race theory concepts being taught in public education. The bill passed the Utah House and is awaiting the signature of the Speaker to move onto the state Senate.

That bill, HR901, calls on the Utah Board of Education for a re-evaluation of guidelines to weed out critical race theory in publicly funded classrooms.

The rationale of Christiansen’s bill says that injecting critical race theory into curricula serves to “degrade certain societal values” and can “harm students’ learning.”