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    Board votes to ban critical race theory in Placentia-Yorba Linda school district

    by Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times Apr 06, 2022 4 minutes
    The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted to approve a resolution that bars the teaching of critical race theory in district classes.

    LOS ANGELES — A divided Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted late Tuesday night to ban the teaching of critical race theory in its classrooms, ending months of contentious debate in the Orange County school district.

    The 3-2 board vote came after pointed comments from trustees, two of whom called the measure censorship. Supporters, however, said parents should be the ones who decide what to teach their children about race.

    "I don't want my politics, I don't want your politics, I don't want anybody's politics in [classrooms]," said board member Leandra Blades, who supported the ban. "I do believe in teaching kids to think critically. But there are so many classes ... there are so many things you could teach your

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