Michelle Leete, the Virginia PTA Vice President of Training, was asked to resign after she made the controversial comments in front of a crowd, according to a statement from the Virginia PTA. A group protesting the teaching of critical race theory had also gathered outside the school at the time. "As the commonwealth's largest nonpartisan, volunteer child advocacy association, Virginia PTA upholds values of respect, collaboration, and accountability," it said. Leete's resignation is the latest salvo in the pitched debate over critical race theory , a theory for understanding the world that focuses on the role of systemic racism as the underpinning of American society. And proponents along with critical race theorists insist that the concept is being conflated with conversations about diversity and equality.

Source: CNN July 18, 2021 20:29 UTC