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There were no new teachers in El Cajon who signed the pledge on Feb. 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by no teachers on Feb. 18, the day before. It now has one pledge from El Cajon teacher.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

The El Cajon teacher wrote "Legislators do not teach and do not have any business mandating we not allow difficult discussions in the classroom on the off chance it makes a parent uncomfortable. There is racism and sexism, and a whole host of other issues in our history; That does not make America totally evil or mean we teach hatred of country. On the contrary, it means we teach love of the American ideals through addressing the obstacles in our way and how they came to be." when pledging to teach Critical Race Theory.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon', Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers

Thoughts on Critical Race Theory

Carly Neun

Legislators do not teach and do not have any business mandating we not allow difficult discussions in the classroom on the off chance it makes a parent uncomfortable. There is racism and sexism, and a whole host of other issues in our history; That does not make America totally evil or mean we teach hatred of country. On the contrary, it means we teach love of the American ideals through addressing the obstacles in our way and how they came to be.