Parents from the group United Patriots for Accountability (UPA) filed a public records request with Owatonna Public Schools (OPS) asking the district for documents that mentioned particular words associated with Critical Race Theory (CRT), Alpha News reported.
CRT holds that America is fundamentally racist, yet it teaches people to view every social interaction and person in terms of race. Its adherents pursue “antiracism” through the end of merit, objective truth and the adoption of race-based policies.
UPA received two sets of documents that were “heavily redacted” and only applied to seven of the 19 keywords the group had requested, James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center, who is representing UPA against OPS, told Alpha News. Some photos obtained by Alpha News appear to show pages completely redacted.