Last week, a curriculum proposal brought before the school board prompted concerns from a board member of possible critical race theory elements.
During the Monday, June 26 Unified School District of Antigo Board of Education meeting, a request for a five year English language arts curriculum prompted concerns of possible critical race theory (CRT) components by board member Angela Schreiber.
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