Key Findings

1. In May 2021 Governor Inslee signed legislation requiring that divisive Critical Race Theory (CRT) be introduced in all K-12 public schools in Washington state.
 
2. Yet some officials deny that CRT is being taught in Washington public schools.
 
3. SB 5024 is a response to parents seeking to protect their children from harmful CRT concepts. 
 
4. The bill would require districts to post curricula, textbooks and other instructional materials online.
 
5. The bill would require school boards to allow parents to participate in public meetings.
 
6. The bill would require the recording of school board meetings, and the posting of these recordings online.
 
7. The bill could be improved by giving parents the option of receiving direct funding assistance if the local school is failing to serve their children.

Introduction

In May 2021 Governor Inslee signed legislation requiring that divisive Critical Race Theory (CRT) be introduced in all K-12 public schools in Washington state. This harmful ideology teaches that white children are oppressors and black and brown children are oppressed, falsely characterizing our society as systemically racist. Other radical ideas have also been introduced in public schools, causing painful divisions among students and eroding the academic quality of classroom learning.

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