A pro-Trump legal group filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Education Department over any efforts to teach critical race theory (CRT) throughout the programs it administers.
America First Legal (AFL), a group led by former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller, filed the FOIA suit requesting a slew of documents and communications regarding the theory, which the group dubbed a “radical idea.” The suit is also requesting information regarding federal grants for “projects that incorporate racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse perspectives.”
“America’s schoolchildren have tragically borne the brunt of the pandemic lockdowns with their schools closed for months on end – denied crucial access to education, interaction and socialization during their most formative years. Critical Race Theory has infiltrated our workplaces and our government — but subjecting young minds to this bigoted indoctrination is perhaps the most morally reprehensible of all. CRT quite emphatically wishes to demolish the institutions and pillars of our society,” Miller said in a statement.
Read more at The Hill.
{Matzav.com}
