Arizona Gov. Ducey signs bill banning critical race theory from schools, state agencies

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“Here in Arizona, we’re going to continue to be leaders on civics education and teach important lessons about our nation’s history,” Ducey continued.

Meanwhile, House Bill 2035 calls for curriculum transparency, so that education can weigh in on topics such as sex education.

“Parents should have the right to know what their children are learning in school,” Ducey wrote.

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The governor’s move on CRT drew praise from U.S. Rep. Debbie Lasko, a Republican who represents Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, northwest of Phoenix.

“It’s great to see that @dougducey signed legislation into law to stop Critical Race Theory from infiltrating our schools and government entities!” Lasko wrote. “CRT advances a distorted version of history to divide our nation and dismantle our institutions. It has no place in Arizona.”

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., also praised the development.

“This is a HUGE win for all Arizonans,” Biggs wrote. “Thank you AZ Legislature for pushing this through!”

Critical race theory has faced opposition from parents and citizens groups across the U.S.

Earlier this week, parents from Pennsylvania and Kansas appeared on “Fox & Friends,” where they said the threat of critical race theory in local schools inspired them to seek election to their local school boards.

Parents run for school board in fight against critical race theory Video

“I think that CRT is poisonous,” Greg Dolan, a high school history teacher and father in Pennsylvania, told host Pete Hegseth.

Amy Cawvey, a mother of three who is running for a school board seat in us-regions said she was doing so to “keep CRT out of our schools.”

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Some liberals and Democrats, meanwhile, have accused Republicans of manufacturing an “imagined monster” in an effort to galvanize voters.

“The American people aren’t divided, the American people are being divided,” liberal author Ibram X. Kendri recently wrote in The Atlantic. His essay was titled, “There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory.”

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