Vicky Hartzler: Keep Critical Race Theory out of our military schools

(From Fourth District Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler)

Children of our service members should never be taught that the country their mom or dad is fighting for is inherently bad. That’s why I introduced the No CRT for our Military Kids Act, which prevents funding for the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools on our military bases around the globe.

This bill would prevent funding for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) from teaching CRT or incorporating it in any curriculum. 

DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages the education programs for Department of Defense (DoD) dependents and oversees more than 150 schools that teach nearly 70,000 military children. Many of the children DoDEA educates are stationed with their families abroad in foreign countries.

Critical Race Theory is inherently anti-American and has no place in our schools – especially schools which educate the children of our armed forces. Our military already sacrifices so much and for our soldiers’ children to be taught they should be ashamed of who they are based on their skin color is shameful, divides their families, and harms future generations. Let’s stop this madness and get back to teaching the ABC’s and promoting the American Dream.