{"id":605164,"date":"2021-07-28T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=605164"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:21:29","slug":"watch-rep-clyburn-denies-critical-race-theory-is-being-taught-in-k-12-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-clyburn-denies-critical-race-theory-is-being-taught-in-k-12-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Rep. Clyburn Denies Critical Race Theory Is Being Taught In K-12 Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fwatch-rep-clyburn-denies-critical-race-theory-is-being-taught-in-k-12-schools%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=605164&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\/07\/James-Clyburn-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>During an online broadcast with Axios, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn denied that elementary school students are learning about Critical Race Theory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Clyburn told Axios Congressional reporter Alayna Treene that his opponents were using Critical Race Theory&nbsp;as a \u201cred herring.\u201d Clyburn also claimed that Critical Race Theory is taught exclusively at the university level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.6315789473684\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., says on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@axios<\/a> lecture today CRT &#8220;is not taught in elementary school&#8221; and only at &#8220;the university level.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpOLPLtVy6\">pic.twitter.com\/rpOLPLtVy6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabe Kaminsky (@Gabe__Kaminsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabe__Kaminsky\/status\/1420433973881327621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p><i><span>This whole issue on race, and all this activity we see going on in elementary schools all about Critical Race Theory \u2026 We do not teach Theory in elementary schools. We teach people in elementary school to read, write, and how to be well-mannered, how to be respectful of others. Critical Race Theory is something at the university level. And for us to continue to apply that to these elementary schools and high schools, [inaudible] that debate around the country \u2026 come clean to the American people and let them know this is a red herring.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Democrats and their progressive allies have struggled to create a clear message on Critical&nbsp;Race Theory. They often alternate between pledging to push Critical&nbsp;Race Theory and denying that it exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Virginia\u2019s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said that Critical Race Theory is \u201canother right-wing conspiracy theory\u201d that was \u201ctotally made up by Donald Trump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The National Education Association (NEA), the nation\u2019s largest teachers union, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nations-largest-teachers-union-says-it-will-teach-critical-race-theory-in-all-50-states-1400-school-districts\"><span>pledged<\/span><\/a><span> to teach Critical Race Theory in all 50 states across the more than 14,000 school districts the union works with. The pledge specifically called to \u201cshare and publicize\u201d \u201cinformation&nbsp; already available on critical race theory (CRT) \u2014 what it is and what it is not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The union also pledged to create a team of staffers dedicated to providing members with information about how to \u201cfight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members, as well as their community members.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shortly after, the NEA scrubbed its website of any mentions of Critical Race Theory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nations-largest-teachers-union-scrubs-website-of-pledge-to-teach-critical-race-theory\"><span><strong>Nation\u2019s Largest Teachers Union Scrubs Website Of Pledge To Teach Critical Race Theory<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, claims that Critical Race Theory isn\u2019t being taught either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCritical Race Theory is not taught in elementary schools, or middle schools, or high schools,\u201d Weingarten <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-teacher-union-prez-claims-crt-is-not-taught-in-k-12-schools-anti-crt-activists-are-bullying-teachers\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIt\u2019s a method of examination taught in law school and in college that helps analyze whether systemic racism exists, and in particular, whether it has an effect on law and public policy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Often, curriculum designers do not insert the words \u201cCritical Race Theory\u201d into children\u2019s curriculum \u2014 they put it into practice by generating lessons that introduce racial grievances and calls for advocacy in virtually every subject. Critical Race Theory, after all, is a <\/span><i><span>theory.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>The theory holds that America is inherently oppressive and parses virtually every interaction through the lens of a racial power struggle. Teaching these lessons under a different name is still teaching Critical Race Theory.<\/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>During an online broadcast with Axios, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn denied that elementary school students are learning about Critical Race Theory.Clyburn told Axios Congressional reporter Alayna Treene that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605164","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=605164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}