Idaho lawmaker cites 'To Kill A Mockingbird' as proof of critical race theory in schools

[turbinetree]

Rep. Heather Scott called on a substitute teacher to illustrate critical race theory "creeping through our schools," and pointed to the classic book as evidence.

Author: Brian Holmes
Published: 4:24 PM MDT April 22, 2021
Updated: 10:19 AM MDT April 23, 2021

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers' attack on the nebulous and nefarious critical race theory that is supposedly indoctrinating children in the Gem State reached new levels on the Legislature's 102nd day in session.

"I have lived in a lot of places around the world, and America is still the least racist place that I have ever been," Rep. Ben Adams, R-Nampa, said on the House floor during debate over House Bill 377.

HB 377 would add another layer of control over what is being taught in Gem State schools as education and fiscal policy funneled through the language like "dignity and non-discrimination in public" schools. It would ban any subjects that suggest any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin should be treated differently or favorably or blamed for actions committed by members of those groups in the past.

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/idaho-lawmakers-witness-to-critical-race-theory-schools-cites-to-kill-a-mockingbird/277-369c5ecb-92c2-4dc0-9bfe-54edc12f4435

[Casady1]

1. White man in legislature

absolving our country in a state that has almost no minorities.

[turbinetree]

2. Next up they will come out and say something about the five tribes that were there before

the white man showed up looking for furs and the Northwest Passage routes that they were not really there and try to rewrite that history ....

[jmowreader]

3. In a state renowned for fucked-up legislators, Mrs Scott is the most fucked-up of all

Small example: the state is now being overrun with sovereign citizens who believe the word “shall” makes obeying a law optional. In response, Boise is trying to change the word to “must,” which has no ambiguity to it.

Mrs Scott went on this giant tirade about how the change will strip all our God Given Freedoms and urged her voters to deluge the legislature with emails, faxes, letters and phone calls demanding this not be done.

I guess someone who traveled to Malheur during the siege and expressed loyalty to the Bundy Bunch would think that.