{"id":989067,"date":"2021-11-09T10:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=989067"},"modified":"2021-11-09T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:29:46","slug":"whistleblower-texas-state-department-requiring-critical-race-theory-training-for-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-texas-state-department-requiring-critical-race-theory-training-for-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower: Texas State Department Requiring \u2018Critical Race Theory\u2019 Training for Employees"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwhistleblower-texas-state-department-requiring-critical-race-theory-training-for-employees%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=989067&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--><p>The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) required training that incorporated key tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) for its employees, a whistleblower shared with Republican gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines. The whistleblower, who opted for anonymity, provided materials associated with a required course for DFPS employees, \u201cKnowing Who You Are.\u201d Upon completing the course, employees were instructed to take a survey where they were rated based on how much they agreed with statements acknowledging institutional racism and white privilege, as well as their level of commitment to being a good social justice activist. DFPS has over 13,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA whistleblower inside the Texas government came to us to help end Critical Race Theory indoctrination that is being forced on state employees and is being paid for by you, the Texas taxpayer,\u201d stated Huffines in a <a href=\"https:\/\/donhuffines.com\/news\/huffines-reveals-critical-race-theory-in-state-agency-training-materials\">video<\/a>. \u201cThey were told this was required as part of their employment [\u2026.] The people pushing this crap need to be fired, and on day one of my administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dzhm4vope\/image\/upload\/v1635886707\/DonHuffines\/CRT%20Training%20Material.pdf\">training materials<\/a> do not explicitly say \u201cCritical Race Theory,\u201d they do <a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dzhm4vope\/image\/upload\/v1635887345\/DonHuffines\/CRT%20Power%20Point.pdf\">incorporate<\/a>&nbsp;some of its tenets. Summarily, the course pushes the idea that race and ethnicity are essential to every aspect of life. It taught that the most improper level of racial and ethnic identification (REI), \u201crelative unawareness,\u201d doesn\u2019t prescribe meaning or importance to racial or ethnic differences and doesn\u2019t identify in a particular racial or ethnic group, while the most proper level of REI, \u201ccommitment,\u201d is keenly aware of racial and ethnic differences, identifies as a member of a particular racial or ethnic group or groups, and understands that each group has its own positive and negative aspects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The employee training also focused on shaping the perspectives and attitudes of children. It taught that the \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d for creating a healthy REI in youths are promoting racial and ethnic pride, developing multicultural competence, and preparing them for facing racism and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The course also claims the existence of institutional or systemic racism. In making its point, the course claimed that race and gender determine everything, including wages, home loans, welfare reliance, and even length of stay in foster care.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing resources and opportunities advertised to employees included \u201cWoke Wednesday!\u201d and \u201cImplicit Bias in Child Protection Webinar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A TedX Talk video within the required training was a 2014 presentation titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GNhcY6fTyBM\">Allegories on race and racism<\/a>\u201d given by Dr. Camara Jones, an anti-racism activist that helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/4149999?origin=crossref\">pioneer<\/a> the idea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) required training that incorporated key tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) for its employees, a whistleblower shared with Republican gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines. The whistleblower, who opted for anonymity, provided materials associated with a required course for DFPS employees, \u201cKnowing Who You Are.\u201d Upon completing the course, employees were instructed to take a survey where they were rated based on how much they agreed with statements acknowledging institutional racism and white privilege, as well as their level of commitment to being a good social justice activist. DFPS has over 13,000 employees.\u201cA whistleblower inside the Texas government came to us to help end Critical Race Theory indoctrination that is being forced on state employees and is being paid for by you, the Texas taxpayer,\u201d stated Huffines in a video. \u201cThey were told this was required as part of their employment [\u2026.] The people pushing this crap need to be fired, and on day one of my administration.\u201dWhile the training materials do not explicitly say \u201cCritical Race Theory,\u201d they do incorporate\u00a0some of its tenets. Summarily, the course pushes the idea that race and ethnicity are essential to every aspect of life. It taught that the most improper level of racial and ethnic identification (REI), \u201crelative unawareness,\u201d doesn\u2019t prescribe meaning or importance to racial or ethnic differences and doesn\u2019t identify in a particular racial or ethnic group, while the most proper level of REI, \u201ccommitment,\u201d is keenly aware of racial and ethnic differences, identifies as a member of a particular racial or ethnic group or groups, and understands that each group has its own positive and negative aspects.\u00a0The employee training also focused on shaping the perspectives and attitudes of children. It taught that the \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d for creating a healthy REI in youths are promoting racial and ethnic pride, developing multicultural competence, and preparing them for facing racism and discrimination.The course also claims the existence of institutional or systemic racism. In making its point, the course claimed that race and gender determine everything, including wages, home loans, welfare reliance, and even length of stay in foster care.The ongoing resources and opportunities advertised to employees included \u201cWoke Wednesday!\u201d and \u201cImplicit Bias in Child Protection Webinar.\u201dA TedX Talk video within the required training was a 2014 presentation titled, \u201cAllegories on race and racism\u201d given by Dr. Camara Jones, an anti-racism activist that helped pioneer the idea of institutionalized racism and claims that racism is a public health crisis.\u201cFor any of us, it\u2019s difficult for us to recognize any system of inequity that is privileging us. For example, it\u2019s difficult for men to recognize male privilege and sexism. It\u2019s difficult for white people in this country to recognize white privilege and racism,\u201d said Jones. \u201cLike institutionalized racism, it can be through acts of doing as well as acts of not doing. But even more important, [sic] it can be unintentional, as well as intentional. You don\u2019t have to intend it to have a racist impact to do something racist, to have a racist impact.\u201dThe training also discussed a work from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, the Allegory of the Cave. In the allegory, men trapped in caves represent intellectual darkness. Plato posited that learning was like men making their way out of that dark cave into the light, or achieving enlightenment \u2013 the \u201cgood.\u201d The training implied that the \u201cgood\u201d was perfect REI awareness; in other words, a deep and abiding understanding of CRT.In an exclusive statement to The Daily Wire, Huffines said that Governor Greg Abbott needed to have a better awareness of the actions of his administration.\u00a0\u201cGiven that DFPS is a state agency under the direct purview of the governor, Abbott should have been aware that CRT training was being forced on state employees,\u201d asserted Huffines. \u201cAnd if he wasn\u2019t aware, that in and of itself is a serious problem. What other radical left-wing initiatives are our tax dollars funding, without the governor having the will or desire to stop them?\u201dAbbott didn\u2019t respond to The Daily Wire by press time. Neither did DFPS. Huffines claimed that, as the state\u2019s leader, the governor bears the burden for DFPS\u2019 actions.\u201cGreg Abbott is forcing hard-working Texans to subsidize mandatory Critical Race Theory for state employees,\u201d added Huffines. \u201cCritical Race Theory is Marxist, racist poison being used to indoctrinate and divide Americans. It has no place in the State of Texas.\u201dThis wasn\u2019t Huffines\u2019 first time exposing DFPS. In August, Huffines publicized that DFPS advocated for transgenderism and the sexualization of children. DFPS removed that webpage and all associated resources within hours of Huffines\u2019 remarks, for which Huffines claimed responsibility. DFPS email records corroborate Huffines\u2019 claim.\u201cA few months ago, my campaign uncovered Leftist transgender ideology being promoted by DFPS,\u201d stated Huffines. \u201cI promised Texans I would get the webpage taken down and within hours of my announcement it was removed. This Critical Race Theory training material must meet the same fate.\u201dIt\u2019s offensive to see @GregAbbott_TX use our tax dollars to advocate for transgender ideology. This must end. #txlege pic.twitter.com\/gQiAEJZ8YR\u2014 Don Huffines (@DonHuffines) August 31, 2021Corinne Murdock is a reporter for The Daily Wire and AZ Free News. Have something you think the mainstream media won\u2019t cover? Send tips to corinnejournalist@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989067","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\/989067","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\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=989067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989067\/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=989067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=989067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=989067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}