Mary reported earlier this month that voters in Texas’ top school district resoundingly rejected Critical Race Theory by electing two candidates to the Carroll Independent School District school board who opposed a proposal to implement it.
Southlake, TX, where the school district is located, has become the Ground Zero of sorts for the debate over the implementation of CRT in public school classrooms, a debate which started after videos of white students singing a rap song with the “n-word” in it went viral two years ago.
Because proponents of CRT in Southlake have lost the latest battle, they’ve taken to trying to get outspoken critics of the so-called “Cultural Competence Action Plan” (aka CRT) fired from their jobs:
Here’s more from the Dallas Morning News story:
American Airlines is investigating one of its pilots after social media users urged the company to review his posts and podcasts criticizing Carroll ISD’s proposed diversity and inclusion initiative and its supporters.Guy Midkiff, 62, is a Southlake resident who has been a pilot at American for 32 years, according to his LinkedIn profile.“We are troubled by the allegations made and have launched an investigation into the matter,” an American Airlines representative said Wednesday in an email.Through his Twitter and Facebook accounts as well as a podcast called Wise Guy Talks, Midkiff has documented his opposition to the district’s Cultural Competence Action Plan, as well as various groups and community members who support it.[…]Two groups in support of the district’s proposed plan have accused Midkiff of harassing people online. Midkiff has tweeted in response that the groups are using “bully tactics” to insulate themselves from those who challenge their narrative.In the past week, the groups have been bringing the matter to American Airlines’ attention via social media.
Here are some of the tweets targeting Midkiff. The American Airlines Twitter account’s responses are below them. Note that the supposedly “offensive” tweets don’t actually tag any students, parents, or CRT advocates in them, yet they are characterized as “harassment”:
Chilling to the bone.
The Southlake ARC Twitter account has also taken to tweeting out predictable media puff pieces on their efforts, pieces which the discerning reader will note falsely frame critics of CRT as being opposed to anti-racism education:
Though it appears Midkiff has deleted some tweets, he’s still not backing down. In this one, he pinpoints the leftist tactic of letting teenagers speak on their behalf so they can turn around and accuse critics of “harassing minors” later:
And, like clockwork:
Though proponents of CRT in Southlake clearly have the media on their side, opponents have a very powerful one on their side as well. Popular conservative radio talk show host Dana Loesch is a resident of the district and she’s fighting back, too:
Republican governors in a number of states, including Oklahoma and Idaho, have signed bills either banning it entirely or banning particular elements from being taught. Texas and Tennessee are moving in the direction of banning it and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also strongly opposes the teaching of CRT.
While the Biden administration has moved to prioritize the teaching of CRT in public education, Republican members of Congress like Burgess Owens have introduced legislation to try and stop the admnistration’s push.
Keep in mind, too, that proponents of CRT are busy coming up with new terms for their plan since the term “Critical Race Theory” has become so toxic. As you may have noticed in the Dallas Morning News piece, the reporters referred to the Carroll ISD proposal as a “diversity and inclusion initiative.”
Is Critical Race Theory being proposed for a public school or university in your area? Learn more by visiting LIF’s Critical Race Training in Education website here.
— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —
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