XENIA — A local school board meeting got heated Monday night after the district put the topic of Critical Race Theory (CRT) on the agenda.
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As reported Tuesday on News Center 7 Daybreak, the school board meeting got heated.
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Xenia Community Schools board member Jeremy Cox claimed race theory is being taught in the classroom.
Superintendent Gabriel Lofton responded to this claim in a letter to district families, “Xenia Community Schools solely utilizes curriculum that is age appropriate and in alignment with Ohio State Standards… To be entirely clear, Critical race Theory is not being taught now and has not been taught in the past.”
Some parents shared Cox’s concern.
“CRT is going on there,” one mother said. “They’ve had parents that have complained and said, ‘What’s going on?’ I’m sure that alarms you. It may not be in every room and we’re glad for that. But we don’t want a dangerous or divisive curriculum in any of our classes.”
Some parents agreed with Lofton and said CRT is not being taught at Xenia Community Schools.
“I know this has been debated ad nauseam, repeatedly debunked. “We really ought to put this to bed,” another mom said. “It is not being taught at Xenia community schools.”
We will update this story.
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