A central purpose of public education is to teach children how to think. Indoctrination teaches what to think. Education must adhere to the highest scholarly values and not be tainted with practices designed to advance a racial political agenda.

An ideology that focuses on judging people by the color of their skin and evaluates American society, history and culture using racially biased criteria should not be used or practiced in our elementary, secondary or post-secondary schools.

Curricula must be chosen that allows students to understand and appreciate the roles and contributions of all nationalities, ethnicities and races to the growth and advancements of the United States. The curricula must use historical context and not impose ever-shifting, fashionable, modern-day standards. Subject matter in all disciplines must be free of ‘woke’ ideology. It must not be chosen based on race or gender, but instead on the highest pedagogical standards.

Using neo-racism, race shaming and/or race blaming to silence and indoctrinate students is malevolent and damaging behavior, is a violation of students’ constitutional rights and must not be tolerated.

Parents and community members have the right and responsibility to monitor and question curricula, written materials, lessons and assignments that impose racial criteria on student learning and/or compels them to use race as a standard for gathering knowledge.