by Emily Crane at The Daily Mail
A Nevada advocacy group is pushing for teachers to wear body cameras in the classroom to make sure they aren’t teaching critical race theory in schools and indoctrinating students.
The proposal was forward by the Nevada Family Alliance – a group that describes itself as a ‘watchdog organization – at a Washoe County school board meeting this week.
It is response to a plan from the school district, which includes the cities of Reno and Sparks, to expand the K-5 curriculum to include more teaching about equity, diversity and racism.
The Nevada Family Alliance put forward its suggestion for teachers to wear body cameras following frustration from parents about the ‘lack of transparency by teachers promoting a social justice narrative’.
‘Every day we are told of another incident where a teacher is violating the privacy of a student or contradicting the lessons taught by parents at home,’ Karen England, founder of the group, said.
‘Creating a record that could be viewed by appropriate parties, if necessary, might be the best way to urge teachers to stick to traditional teaching.’
The group believes the body cameras are a ‘necessity’.
‘We expect that the teachers’ unions will reject this proposal immediately. But we should ask, what they have to hide?’ England said.
‘If police do a better job interacting with the public when they are wearing body cameras, how much more important is it for teachers to do the same?’
The district hasn’t commented on the body camera proposal.
The curriculum has been the subject of fierce debate, which has resulted in large crowds descending on local school board meetings. The district has been forced to set up overflow rooms and loudspeakers outside to accommodate the number of attendees.
It came as opponents of the curriculum proposal camped on the eastern side of the entrance to a packed local school board meeting on Tuesday.
They wore MAGA hats and carried signs that read ‘No CRT,’ ‘CRT teaches racism,’ and ‘The School Board works for the people!’
On the other side of the entrance, students, parents and teachers wore green T-shirts and carried signs with slogans including ‘Amplify Student Voices’ to signify support for ‘Washoe County School District Students for Change’, which is a group that has pushed for curriculum additions.
The school district insists critical race theory isn’t part of curriculums or plans, but a nationwide discussion about it has touched down locally and stoked fears among those who doubt administrators’ explanations.
Opponents say the districts’ plans incorporate tenets of critical race theory, which draws a line from slavery and segregation to contemporary inequities and argues that racism remains embedded in laws and institutions…
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