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LTRJ Note:<\/strong> The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. If you have not read our articles\/booklets on Critical Race Theory<\/a> and on Social Justice terms<\/a>, we encourage you to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Michael F. Haverluck
OneNewsNow.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A . . . California elementary school is \u201cbasically teaching racism\u201d to . . . third graders through \u201ccritical race theory\u201d by instructing them to rank themselves according to their \u201cpower and privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lesson was reportedly given by a third-grade teacher at R.I. Meyerholz Elementary School in Cupertino, California, during a math lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst, the teacher told the eight- and nine-year-old students that they live in a ‘dominant culture’ of ‘white, middle class, cisgender, educated, able-bodied, Christian[s]’ who ‘created and maintained’ this culture in order ‘to hold power and stay in power,”\u00a0City Journal\u2019s Christopher F. Rufo recently tweeted. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public School or Homeschool?\u2014How Public Schools Are Corrupting Children\u2019s Values<\/a><\/em> by Maria Kneas and Berit Kjos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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