![]() “That meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race.“That any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex.“That an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex.“That an individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex.“That members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex.“That an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex.“That an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.“That the state of Massachusetts, or any other state or territory of the United States, or the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist.“That one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex.The petition lists the following as “divisive concepts:” A retired attorney, he said he researched language for the petition online and adopted it for Mansfield. They just call it something else.”įor that reason, O’Connell included definitions of “divisive concepts” in his petition. “When people in other jurisdictions tried to ban critical race theory, the response from teachers and school committees is, ‘We don’t have anything called critical race theory,’ but they are teaching it. School officials have stated it is not a concept taught in elementary and high school classes. Critical race theory is a higher education concept that examines how systems and policies perpetuate racism. There have been objections around the country in recent months against the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. I think this country gone way too far to the left.” “A lot of people in my group were concerned. ![]() “At part of the meeting there are people who are parents who have school age children who mentioned they think some indoctrination is going on locally and nationally,” O’Connell said.
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