On April 9, a sophomore in North Carolina named Christian McGhee raised his hand and asked his English teacher whether her use of the word “aliens” referred to “space aliens, or illegal aliens who need green cards?” He was suspended for three days for using a racial slur and blocked from competing in a major track meet.
In May, the California Teachers Association brazenly posted a meme advertising their plans to undermine parental objections to curriculum in the public school system.
And teachers are taking to TikTok to warn Americans about the dire state of their childrens’ academic progress, with numerous studies backing them up.
But despite mounting concerns with the state of our public school system, a number of Republicans who claim to stand for limited government and fiscal responsibility voted to continue trapping kids in these failing (and increasingly woke) systems during the state legislative season of 2024.