State Sen. Givhan says legislature will follow up on Critical Race Theory after state school board ban — ‘It is not over’

In a party-line vote last week, the Alabama state school board voted to prohibit the teaching of so-called Critical Race Theory in public schools.

State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) says to expect more action from the Alabama Legislature to shore up that ban and put it into statute.

During an appearance on Huntsville radio Newstalk 770AM/92.5FM’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” Givhan said although the legislature will act, enforcement of a ban would remain a question.

“First thing is for a group of people who say that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in school, they’re squealing pretty dang loudly,” he said. “That tells me it is being taught … But no, it is not over. It is going to continue as far as several legislators have that, and I think there’s at least one more bill to be dropped that wants to dial in on it a little bit more. So, no — it’s not going to end now.”

“I think it is still going to be hard, and it is still going to be beauty in the eye of the beholder,” Givhan continued. “If you’re in certain communities, they’re going to probably not have an issue. Certain communities are going to look the other way and not going to enforce it. So, are we going to send our DAs and Attorney General around to monitor classrooms? The answer to that is no. So, I think even if you put an enforcement mechanism in there, it is going to be difficult, and we’re going to spend a lot of money on attorneys to discipline teachers. So, it’s going to be interesting, and I’ll just leave it at that.”

@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of South Alabama, the editor of Breitbart TV, a columnist for Mobile’s Lagniappe Weekly, and host of Mobile’s “The Jeff Poor Show” from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on FM Talk 106.5.