(Westerly, RI) -- The Westerly School Committee voted on Wednesday night not to pass a resolution that would have banned divisive teaching concepts such as critical race theory. Westerly is one of several Rhode Island towns where the controversial issue has arisen this year after concerned citizens filed public record requests with the school districts. But WLNE-TV reports the majority of community members who attended a town hall in Westerly last night spoke in favor of allowing C-R-T to be taught. A bill signed by the governor that was drafted by Providence state rep Anastasia Williams will incorporate African heritage history education into all Rhode Island elementary and secondary schools, including the teaching of the role the Ocean State played in the slave trade.
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