
Rhode Island teacher goes public with Critical Race Theory curriculum: ‘I’m refusing to propagate lies’
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A Rhode Island middle school teacher says critical race theory is finding its way into public school classrooms and creating racial hostility and mistrust among her students.
"I consider the American story one of triumph," Bessinger told Fox News in an interview. "People overcome things … We are victorious. We are like the greatest nation on the planet. I feel very proud to be an American. And what is unique about this country is that we're diverse and we have cultural diversity. Maybe it's not perfect. It's there. And previous books that we had in the classroom represented that." But Bessinger said there was an "alarming" shift that took place during the 2020-2021 school year regarding the implementation of a new, racially-focused curriculum. Around January, she received boxes of new books for her classroom. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing there, there were cartoon booklets, you know, all sort of sharing the same narrative," Bessinger said.More Related News