"Think of the Children!": Understanding Parental and Community Opposition to Critical Race Theory in Schools

Authors

Daniela S. Tierra, Humboldt State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2023

College

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

Document Type

Article

Description

Over the past three years, the controversy around Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools has received significant attention on social media and the news. Critical Race Theory refers to a framework to understand how politics, economics, legal systems, society, and overall structures are impacted by race and ethnicity. This thesis seeks to understand what people think Critical Race Theory is and why they're opposed to CRT in education.