People opposed to the teaching of what they call 鈥渃ritical race theory鈥� showed up outside the state Board of Education meeting in Columbus this morning.
But there were others there who are concerned about what Ohio students are not learning about race and public policy.
A counterprotestor shouting "racists go home" crashed the event in the pouring rain outside the Ohio Department of Education, as the state board met inside.
Some conflict at a protest outside the Ohio Dept of Education. People demonstrating against 鈥渃ritical race theory鈥� being taught in K-12 schools - which it is not - clash with a counterprotestor. speaking soon
— Karen Kasler (@karenkasler)
The crowd of about 50 demonstrators had been organized online, with several traveling from southwest Ohio to the event in downtown Columbus. They cheered on speakers including people running for local school boards and Republican US Senate candidate Josh Mandel. He and the other GOP candidates running to replace U.S. Sen. Rob Portman have taken up the issue as part of their campaigns.
to teaching about divisive issues and what they call critical race theory, a graduate school concept not taught in K-12 schools in Ohio. But there are still two bills that would and in Ohio public schools.
But at the other entrance to the ODE building, another group held a 鈥渞ead-in鈥� featuring books by Black authors and did a Facebook live event, chanting "honest education now" and "teach truth not lies".
These demonstrators, many educators, said they want more teaching about race in public policy and throughout history that kids shouldn鈥檛 have to wait till grad school to learn about it.
