“Over the Top” Critical Race Theory Inquiries “Distracting & Derailing,” Says School Committee Chair
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
The Chair of the South Kingstown School Committee is blasting the more than 200 public records requests made by Nicole Solas -- which is the subject of discussion for a potential lawsuit by the body against Solas at Wednesday's School Committee meeting.
As GoLocal reported on Wednesday, Solas argued under state law the filings constitute just one, as her requests for information about the school district’s implementation of “critical race and gender curriculum.” were filed within a 30 day period.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"More than 200 APRA requests have been filed by a single individual in just the last few weeks alone, demanding more than 300 hours of our District's time to these records requests, time that should be dedicated to keeping our schools running successfully," said Committee Chair Emily Cummiskey.
"While access to information is a core value of our District, these requests are over-the-top, even including APRA requests of their previous APRA requests, and are being used to distract from and derail our School Committee's policy efforts to make our schools more equitable, inclusive, and empowering by eradicating any harmful practices or prejudices through equity and anti-racism teachings," she added.
"It's disappointing, and extremely disheartening, to see an individual, particularly one without a child in our schools, work so hard to harm these efforts, and in turn, send a message to our students and families that anti-racism education is not valued. Racism and hate have no place in our District. Now, more than ever, we see just how important equity and anti-racism curriculum is for our students," said Cummiskey.
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