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Carl E. James, Professor, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University, Canada

INSANE: Why critical race theory needs to be taught in schools | Vintage Vibes

Parents protested a new anti-racism policy at an Ontario school board saying their children could 'internalize shame and guilt because they’re white.' Unsplash

Some parents have been raising concerns about the teaching of critical race theory in public schools in the United States. Recently, these specious claims have been showing up in Canada too. School boards are being questioned for their anti-racism policies and the teaching of CRT to students.

The Waterloo Region Record recently published a story that detailed how Waterloo Region District School Board trustees in Ontario were told by some parents they were concerned their children could “internalize shame and guilt because they’re white.”

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