{"id":529252,"date":"2021-05-20T11:06:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=529252"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:06:47","slug":"leaked-audio-superintendent-tells-teachers-crt-isnt-optional-anymoreif-youre-not-willing-then-maybe-this-isnt-the-right-place-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-superintendent-tells-teachers-crt-isnt-optional-anymoreif-youre-not-willing-then-maybe-this-isnt-the-right-place-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Audio: Superintendent Tells Teachers CRT \u2018Isn\u2019t Optional Anymore\u2026If You\u2019re Not Willing Then Maybe This Isn\u2019t The Right Place For You\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleaked-audio-superintendent-tells-teachers-crt-isnt-optional-anymoreif-youre-not-willing-then-maybe-this-isnt-the-right-place-for-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=529252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Anti-Racism-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>For months, teachers from across the country have been reaching out to me with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pornography-in-schools-teachers-suffering-in-fearful-silence\"><span>stories<\/span><\/a><span> about bullying and intimidation in the workplace related to diversity training and radical changes to curriculum. Recently, an anonymous teacher in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-grandmother-is-running-for-her-school-board-to-fight-critical-race-theory-in-education\"><span>Beaverton<\/span><\/a><span>, Oregon sent me a recording from a zoom call in which the superintendent clearly implies that teachers who are not ideologically aligned with the administration on its \u201canti-racism\u201d agenda would not be welcome to continue teaching in the district.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The quote was recorded during an equity committee meeting via Zoom on January 28th, in which the group was discussing an upcoming mandatory staff training on \u201canti-racism.\u201d In the clip, superintendent Don Grotting states:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><i><span>I do want the message to get out there that this [anti-racism training] isn\u2019t optional anymore. We\u2019ve waited for the willing, and if you\u2019re not willing then maybe this isn\u2019t the right place for you to work. Maybe we can free up your future, because if we\u2019re going to become an anti-racist school district, it cant just be a few people, it needs to be everybody, to include our staff, our students, our community, eventually everyone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The term \u201canti-racist\u201d was coined by thought leader Ibram X. Kendi in his book \u201cHow To Be An Antiracist,\u201d which asserts that individuals must choose sides: either \u201cracist\u201d or \u201canti-racist.\u201d Kendi claims that in order to be \u201canti-racist\u201d one must actively advocate for a specific left-wing ideological and political agenda in both word and deed. His theories, which are heavily informed by Critical Race Theory, have been widely implemented in education circles, including in Beaverton.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As details about this radical theory and its infiltration in schools have come to light, an increasing number of parents, teachers and community members have criticized it as divisive and counterproductive. One counterintuitive result of these \u201canti-racist\u201d teachings is the growing phenomenon of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.org\/storage\/app\/media\/Reports\/NeoSeg%20at%20Yale\/NeoSegregation_at_Yale.pdf\"><span>neo-segregation<\/span><\/a><span>, which I have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-high-school-students-in-oregon-offered-black-student-graduation-ceremony-this-spring\"><span>covered in the past<\/span><\/a><span>,<\/span><span> and which has also been embraced by the Beaverton Independent School District.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the broader conversation about CRT and growing skepticism concerning Kendi\u2019s ideas, Grotting states clearly in the Zoom clip that dissent and questioning will not be tolerated in Beaverton.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The audio recording was submitted to The Daily Wire by a concerned parent on behalf of an anonymous teacher. According to a different parent in the same district, who independently reached out about the same issue, many of the teachers afraid to speak publicly about the trainings identify as liberal Democrats. Liberal teachers often feel they have the most to lose by speaking up, citing fear of repercussions in their social lives, friendships, and even marriages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While many Americans struggle with self-censorship in the workplace, few industries have embraced political correctness as militantly as the education establishment. Part of that may be due to the fact that the bulk of the employees are more financially beholden to their employers than workers in other industries, making dissent more risky. Many educators fear not just the loss of their livelihood, but also their pensions and future employability if they speak their mind about issues relating to \u201cequity.\u201d As one teacher in Minnesota put it, the easiest thing to do is just quietly wait to retire or transfer to another district, \u201cbecause you need to be in good standing\u201d in order to access those benefits or even to work somewhere else.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As I reported earlier this spring about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pornography-in-schools-teachers-suffering-in-fearful-silence\"><span>Leander<\/span><\/a><span>, Texas, administrators specifically target threats toward older teachers who are seen as less compliant with the new \u201cequity\u201d culture. In Texas, a school board member was recorded as threatening teachers that if they <\/span><span>\u201ccan\u2019t get on board\u201d with new changes to the curriculum, they will be \u201cmanaged out.\u201d Those who have worked for Leander for \u201cmore than 20 years\u201d were singled out as most likely to be non-compliant, and were invited to \u201cshow themselves the door.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The phenomenon of repressive self-censorship also extends to private schools, which was expertly exposed by journalist Bari Weiss earlier this spring in her piece \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/the-miseducation-of-americas-elites?wallit_nosession=1#.YEf4rFw-jAk.twitter\"><span>The Miseducation of America\u2019s Elites<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, there are hopeful signs of parents and teachers fighting back. From teachers like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/14\/paul-rossi-grace-church-high-school-antiracism-critical-race-theory\/\"><span>Paul Rossi<\/span><\/a><span> blasting his elite private institution, to record parent participation at local school board meetings, more people are speaking up. The debate about Critical Race Theory is just now heating up in the mainstream <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> and we will continue to report on it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This story is part of my ongoing efforts to expose radical ideology in schools and institutions. Help me shine a light on your community. Contact me at <\/span><span>ghowe@dailywire.com<\/span><span> or on IG <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/georgiamaehowe\/\"><span>@georgiamaehowe<\/span><\/a><span> to share stories from your community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For months, teachers from across the country have been reaching out to me with stories about bullying and intimidation in the workplace related to diversity training and radical changes to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312459,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Anti-Racism-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Leaked Audio: Superintendent Tells Teachers CRT \u2018Isn\u2019t Optional Anymore\u2026If You\u2019re Not Willing Then Maybe This Isn\u2019t The Right Place For You\u2019\u00a0","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Anti-Racism-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Leaked Audio: Superintendent Tells Teachers CRT \u2018Isn\u2019t Optional Anymore\u2026If You\u2019re Not Willing Then Maybe This Isn\u2019t The Right Place For You\u2019\u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}