Critical Race Theory Banned By Orange County School District: Report

PLACENTIA, CA — Members of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District approved a resolution Tuesday banning critical race theory from being taught in classrooms, the Orange County Register reported.

The resolution passed 3-2, with school board President Carrie Buck and Trustee Karien Freeman voting against the ban, the Register reported. The vote signaled Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified becoming the first district in Orange County to pass such a ban.

Critical race theory is an academic concept taught in colleges that first gained prominence in the 1970s and puts forward the notion that racism in the United States is a systemic part of society.

Critics claim critical race theory is taught to students at the K-12 level, but school districts in Orange County, including Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, said it is not, the Register reported.

Visit the Orange County Register website to read more about the first district in the county to ban critical race theory.