All 14 of Mississippi’s black, state senators refused to vote on a bill banning the teaching of critical race theory in the state’s public schools, walking out in protest instead.
“This bill is not morally right,” Democratic Sen. Barbara Blackmon of Canton said during the debate ahead of the Friday vote before joining the walkout.
passed 32-2 in the GOP-controlled chamber, with the only votes against it coming from two white Democrats. It will move to the state’s lower House, which is also controlled by Republicans, for review.Hundred of constituents have reached out to say they do not want CRT taught to their kids, claimed McLendon — who could not clearly describe what CRT is when asked, but insisted that no child should be taught that they are superior or inferior to another.
State Sen. Michael McLendon sponsored the anti-critical race theory bill without being able to describe the controversial subject.The bill bars public educational institutions from teaching that any “sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.” Democratic Sen. David Blount of Jackson, one of the white senators who voted against the bill, asked McLendon whether he believes Mississippi should also ban things that are not being taught, such as the sun rotating around the earth.AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
“We trust our teachers to teach,” Blount said. “And we don’t need to pass laws to prohibit what’s not being done.″
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