COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school district’s ban on “anti-racism” education is itself racist and an unconstitutional ban on free speech, according to a federal lawsuit seeking to have the lawsuit overturned. ‘prohibition.
At stake is a resolution to create “a culture of kindness” narrowly approved last week by the Forest Hills School Board in suburban Cincinnati. The resolution bans “anti-racist” programs, education and training and also bans the academic theory known as critical race theory.
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