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She and her husband Kelly Lundrigan said they don't represent anyone in a case against Forest Hills yet. She hoped 'that perhaps they had made a mistake' and that the board would correct it, she said. Lawyer Nicole Lundrigan told The Enquirer Monday that she felt 'outrage' when she saw the resolution had passed. They cannot force kids to 'admit privilege of oppression' or to reflect, deconstruct or confront their identities.Ĭritical race theory is a college-level legal theory but critics believe it has influenced curriculum and policies around race, diversity and equity in Ohio's K-12 schools. Under the new policy, teachers can no longer give assignments that nudge students to consider their race, socioeconomic class, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or culture as derogatory. New board member Sara Jonas wrote the resolution and added it last-minute to the board's regular business meeting agenda last week. The district also is facing a petition drive to repeal the resolution. The Enquirer reached out to Forest Hills district officials and individual board members with no response as of Monday afternoon. Edgewood City Schools' superintendent Russ Fussnecker, who applied to lead Forest Hills after Scot Prebles announced his move to a job in the Cleveland area, said his 'leadership style would not take Forest Hills in the direction it appears to be going.' The resolution, which passed in a 3-2 vote last week, was met with public outcry and prompted one of the board's final three candidates for superintendent to withdraw his name from the search hours before second-round interviews began.

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The full letter can be found at the bottom of this story or by clicking here.Įnquirer subscriber exclusive: Learning to learn – A year of firsts teaches students how to read and so much more The lawyers, who have children in the district, threatened legal action if the resolution is not rescinded. A pair of lawyers sent a letter Friday to Forest Hills school board members warning that its recently passed resolution banning anti-racism and critical race theory from curricula, training and hiring practices is unconstitutional.

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