,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjba,mr4   
,ow5s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4     
,all51 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor?  
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,brooks1   
,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,caw?orn1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1  
,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,good ( ,virg9ia1   
,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mrs4      
,h>%b>g]1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 
,jackson1 ,mr4 ,jacobs ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kelly 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4         
,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,res*5?al]1  
,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1  
,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 & ,mr4     
,calv]t7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ,critical ,race ,!ory 
s]ves z a prejudicial ideological tool1 
r ?an an educational tool1 & %\ld n be  
taught 9 ,k-#ab classrooms z a way to   

tea* /ud5ts to judge individuals bas$ on
 sex1 race1 e?nicity1 & national orig94 
,:]eas ,critical ,race ,!ory seeks to   
portray ! ,unit$ ,/ates n z a unit$     
,nation ( p1 families1 & communities    
/riv+ = a common purpose1 b r "o ( _m   
victimiz$ gr\ps bas$ on sex1 race1      
e?nicity1 & national orig92 ,:]eas      
,critical ,race ,!ory's tea*+s /& 9     
contra/ to ! ov]>*+ goal ( ! ,civil     
,rights ,act ( #aifd to prev5t          
discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 color1 
or national orig9 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas ,william ,jacobson1 a ,cornell   
,univ]sity pr(essor1 creat$             
criticalrace4org to highlight ! ov] #bjj
 univ]sities across ! ,nation )         
,critical ,race ,!ory programm+2 ,:]eas 
:ile pres5t on college & univ]sity      
campuses = decades1 ,critical ,race     
,!ory has increas+ly infiltrat$ our     
,nation's elem5t>y & second>y s*ool     
classrooms 9 rec5t ye>s2 ,:]eas         
,critical ,race ,!ory s]ves to          
resegregate in/itutions ( education &   

balkanize /ud5ts into gr\ps by race &   
e?nicity2 ,:]eas ef=ts to indoctr9ate   
,critical ,race ,!ory into ,am]ican     
s*ool *ildr5 are design$ to ev5tually   
trans=m ,am]ica by /igmatiz+ its        
economic sy/em & create a hatr$ ( all   
its in/itutions2 ,:]eas ,critical ,race 
,!ory f\nd] ,d]rick ,bell has /at$ t mo/
 critical race !ori/s are committ$ to a 
program ( s*ol>ly resi/ance1 & mo/ hope 
s*ol>ly resi/ance w lay ! gr\ndwork =   
wide-scale resi/ance42 ,:]eas ,critical 
,race ,!ory s]ves to re9=ce ! s(t       
bigotry ( l[ expectations by sub/itut+  
sy/emic racism z ! det]m9+ factor 9     
academic a*ievem5t gaps r ?an ! ongo+   
failure ( policymak]s & ! education     
sy/em to provide /ud5ts ( color necess>y
 educational opportunities2 ,:]eas      
,critical ,race ,!ory has manife/$      
itself 9 v>i\s damag+ ways 9 ,am]ican   
elem5t>y & second>y s*ools2 ,:]eas !    
#afai ,project1 :i* puts slav]y1 n !    
ideal ( equality1 at ! c5t] ( our       
,nation's /oryl9e & has be5 widely      

debunk$ by hi/orians across !           
ideological spectrum1 is nev]!less be+  
taught 9 #d1ejj classrooms across !     
c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,cali=nia ,dep>tm5t (  
,education 7,,cde7 ,f\ndation1 9        
p>tn]%ip ) ov] #cj education            
organizations & ! ,bill & ,mel9da ,gates
 ,f\ndation1 develop$ ,a ,pa?way to     
,equitable ,ma? ,in/ruction toolkit t   
promotes ! concept t ,:ite supremacy    
manife/s itself ?r\gh ! focus on f9d+ ! 
"r answ]s1 !reby disc\rag+ tea*]s f     
requir+ /ud5ts to %[ _! "w or consid]   
ways !re c\ld be two answ]s to a        
problem2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ! ,seattle    
,public ,s*ool ,bo>d direct$ ! ,e?nic   
,/udies ,task ,=ce to develop an e?nic  
/udies curriculum1 :i* def9$ e?nic      
/udies z a way to c\nt]act sy/ems (     
oppression1 su* z patri>*y & capitalism2
 ,:]eas ! ,madison ,metropolitan ,s*ool 
,di/rict is requir+ /aff to p>ticipate 9
 m&atory #ba h\rs ( pr(essional         
developm5t t claims practices su* z     
tea*]s lead+ a classroom1 keep+ a class 

on s*$ule1 & ! t]m /ud5t are a "p (     
,:ite1 ,we/]n ?\ght & are raci/2 ,:]eas 
/ud5ts at a ,las ,vegas *>t] s*ool 7    
requir$ to take a ye>long virtual       
,sociology ( ,*ange c\rse :]e assignm5ts
 requir$ /ud5ts to reveal _! race1 g5d]1
 sexual ori5tation1 & disabilities & !n 
det]m9e if oppression or privilege 7 a  
"p ( ^? id5tities1 alleg$ly )\t any     
accommodations if a /ud5t _h a          
consci5ti\s objection to ! c\rse2       
,:]eas1 9 ,octob] #bjbj1 ! ,san ,diego  
,unifi$ ,s*ool ,di/rict bo>d vot$ to    
*ange discrim9atory grad+ practices & no
 long] requires /ud5ts to turn 9 _!     
homework on "t 9 ord] to be an          
anti-raci/ s*ool di/rict2 ,:]eas :ile   
/ud5ts %\ld le>n h[ to actively engage 9
 civil society1 ,critical ,race ,!ory   
(t5 advocates = action civics1 :i* 9 "s 
s*ool di/ricts has result$ 9 /ud5ts be+ 
taught h[ to engage 9 disruptive prote/s
 )\t z mu* conc]n = tea*+ ! fundam5tals 
( h[ gov]nm5t works & :y2 ,:]eas accord+
 to ! ,ann5b]g ,public ,policy ,c5t] at 

! ,univ]sity ( ,p5nsylvania1 j ov] half 
( all ,am]icans _c "n all ?ree bran*es (
 gov]nm5t1 & #gf p]c5t ( eigh? grade    
/ud5ts scor$ at or bel[ pr(ici5t 9      
civics on ! mo/ rec5t ,national         
,assessm5t ( ,educational ,progress     
7,,naep7 assessm5t2 ,:]eas ,/ate        
legislators across ! c\ntry h introduc$ 
bills to prev5t s*ools f tea*+ t !      
,unit$ ,/ates is fundam5tally raci/ or  
sexi/1 & t on acc\nt ( an individual's  
race or g5d] !y may be responsible =    
actions committ$ 9 ! pa/2 ,:]eas1 on    
,janu>y #ai1 #bjba1 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,education's ,(fice = ,civil ,rights    
po/$ a web9> to provide an ov]view on h[
 racially exclusive practices are       
prohibit$ "u title ,,vi ( ! ,civil      
,rights ,act ( #aifd1 b ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,education has s9ce ar*iv$ ! web9> &    
label$ x z n = reliance2 & ,:]eas1 on   
,janu>y #bb1 #bjba1 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,education's ,(fice = ,civil ,rights    
report$ly susp5d$ a f9d+ t an ,ill9ois  
s*ool di/rict violat$ title ,,vi ( !    

,civil ,rights ,act :5 x segregat$      
/ud5ts & /aff1 direct$ tea*]s to treat  
/ud5ts diff]5tly bas$ on _! race1 &     
endors$ racially *>g$ messages3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns racism 9
 all =ms & calls on ! ,am]ican p to     
elim9ate racism & def5d ! civil rights (
 all p1 includ+ )9 our ,nation's        
education sy/em2  7#b7 calls on !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,education's ,(fice = ,civil
 ,rights & ,/ate attorneys g5]al to     
assi/ s*ools 9 be+ compliant ) exi/+    
civil rights laws & to inve/igate &     
en=ce ! law :5 appropriate2  7#c7       
supports ,/ates' & communities' actions 
to implem5t policies & practices to     
protect ! rights ( p>5ts & gu>dians to  
"k :at _! *ildr5 are be+ taught2  7#d7  
calls on ,/ates & communities to support
 curriculum transp>5cy policies to make 
elem5t>y & second>y education curriculum
 mat]ials accessible1 includ+ onl9e1 to 
p>5ts1 gu>dians1 & ! public = review    
be=e ! use ( su* mat]ials2  7#e7        

recognizes t op5 enrollm5t & s*ool *oice
 policies all[ /ud5ts to access ! s*ool1
 & !reby ! curriculum1 :i* ! p>5t or    
gu>dian believes is be/ position$ to    
educate ! /ud5t2  7#f7 condemns ,/ate & 
local educational ag5cies t facilitate  
or exp5d res\rces on education &        
pr(essional developm5t ex]cises t focus 
on o/raciz+ "o individual or gr\p f     
ano!r2  7#g7 condemns ! practice (      
requir+ tea*]s to receive ,critical     
,race ,!ory education 9 ord] to be      
c]tifi$ z a tea*]2 &  7#h7 urges ,/ate &
 local educational ag5cies to ensure t  
/ud5ts are taught civics education to   
le>n ! core t5ants ( ,am]ican ,gov]nm5t1
 ! ,con/itution1 ! rule ( law1 & t !    
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd prohibits   
discrim9ation by race1 color1 or        
national orig94