Author: R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D.
On Thursday November 16th, the Craven County Board of Education was presented with four resolutions addressing issues important to conservative patriotic Americans. The resolutions were endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Craven County GOP, the Craven County Republican Men’s Club, and the 20th GOP Precinct who drafted them. The resolutions requested that the Board of Education stop any and all instruction on these Marxist doctrines that are a threat to our country and the wellbeing of our children.
The first resolution topic was race identity/critical race theory which claims that whites are oppressors and minorities are being prevented from achieving success regardless of their efforts. The second was Diversity/Equity/Inclusion which teaches that everyone deserves to receive the same outcome/reward regardless of their effort and achievement. Race and ethnicity should determine the number/ percentage of individuals in any grouping not their ability to contribute or knowledge. The third topic was transgenderism where children are taught they can be any gender they desire regardless of their biological sex at birth. Last but not least is teaching that man is responsible for climate change and it is “settled science.” This doctrine is not only incorrect but is being used to frighten our children with fears of manmade climate catastrophe. Interestingly, several high school students present at the meeting, thanked us for proposing the resolutions.
One would think that a Board of Education controlled by a majority of Republicans would have already put a stop to this Marxist agenda. While some small steps may have occurred; much remains to be done. The resolutions were presented by a several county conservatives including Paul Hill, Bob Griswold, Glenn Fink, and Alan Harrop. The Board was asked for a written response. Now we shall await their response and see if they are responsive to the wishes of their constituents.