"As a member of the State Board of Education, I have been a part of meetings concerning new standards for our public school system in North Carolina. These standards are the foundation for education in our state, and as such are incredibly important. They exist for every grade and every core subject within the state. Such standards should be drafted without an underlying agenda, and without political motivations.
As I have said many times, we need to teach our children how to think and not what to think.
Unfortunately, the standards as they are currently written do not accomplish this goal. Instead, they have been crafted by those on the radical left with an explicit agenda of being divisive, promoting left- wing ideology, and indoctrinating our students within public schools.
One such standard can be found in the objectives for the Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina: Civic Literacy. The (CL.B.1) standard states: "Explain how individual values and societal norms contribute to institutional discrimination and the marginalization of minority groups living under the American system of government." The message here is clear. American is a racist nation with systems in place designed to discriminate against minority groups. The implication? That you should hate our great nation. Unfortunately, this example is not an outlier, but instead reflects the broader sentiment that is pervasive throughout the standards, from first grade, through high school.
I am opposed to these standards because of the divisive language, and the clear radical agenda being pushed on our students. Our children deserve better, and I will continue to fight to ensure that all students in North Carolina receive a quality education."