4 new teachers in Peoria pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory in week ending March 12

By PHX Reporter

Mar 20, 2022

Critical Race Theory will be taught by four more teachers in Peoria, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

No new teachers sign the pledge the week before. It now has six pledges from Peoria teachers by the end of the week ending March 12.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Comments from new Peoria teachers included “Students deserve the truth.” and “We can not change our current situation without learning from our past.”.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and Georgia, have denounced the teachings and are discussing a ban on critical race theory teachings.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Peoria who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory

Teachers	Thoughts on Critical Race Theory
Paige Dehaan	“no comment”
Breanna Malmos	“no comment”
Kaitlin Griffin	Students deserve the truth.
Tina Sanders	We can not change our current situation without learning from our past.
Melissa Girmscheid	“no comment”
Chelsea Charlton	“no comment”