“Mary Beeman, the campaign manager for the Guilford Republican school board candidates, commented, ‘helping kids of color to feel they belong has a negative effect on white, Christian, or conservative kids,’ during a UConn. virtual education forum. The forum was on how to teach race and critical race theory (CRT) in school. According to the American Barr Association, CRT is the practice of investigating the role of race and racism in society and how that role impacted the legal academy and other fields of scholarship.”
“When questioned about her comment, Beeman said, ‘The statement I made was poorly worded and shown out of context. Guilford students who may have staunch Judeo-Christian values, or simply are conservative thinkers, have been bullied into submission by their teachers and fellow students with left-leaning ideologies.’ Guilford Chairman Bill Bloss said, ‘exactly what context would that comment be positive in.’ Bloss, who has been on the school board for 20 years, said that Republicans falsely claim CRT has been taught in Guilford schools, without proof” – WFSB.