CLEVELAND - At a board of education meeting earlier this week, some White County citizens accused the school system of teaching Critical Race Theory or working to implement such teaching.
At Thursday night's White County Board of Education meeting, Board Chair Missy Jarrard vehemently denied those accusations.
Jarrard said she was only speaking for herself, not other board members or the superintendent. She told the large crowd that was on hand that, since Tuesday’s meeting, "This is all I have thought about."
Jarrard was emphatic in making her comments. "The statement I would like to make is this group, this teacher discussion group did not have impact whatsoever on the instruction or curriculum used in White County School System. The White County School System does not instruct students on critical race theory,” said Jarrard.
Jarrard said some may not believe what she says, but said she has two children in the school system and “I wouldn’t have them here if I didn’t believe in the school system.”
Jarrard said every student that comes into the school buildings will be loved, will feel safe, and will be taught factual knowledge from the Georgia state standards.
"Get the facts, do your own investigation!" She called on all citizens to “ask your students, ask your children, your grandchildren what did you learn today, what did you talk about, get involved. Have a meeting with the teacher, have a teacher conference, ask to see the curriculum, ask to see the Georgia State Standards, ask to see those, ask to see the lesson plans. You can do that. Get involved in your schools, ask those questions and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.”
The only other board member to speak about this issue Thursday night was Charlie Thomas. He said, “It’s really simple, as Missy said, Critical Race Theory is not taught in White County nor will it be taught in White County.”
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