Gov. Reeves signs bill banning critical race theory in Mississippi schools

Mississippi has become the latest state to sign a law banning critical race theory.

“Students are being force-fed an unhealthy dose of progressive fundamentalism,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a Facebook post announcing the signing of the bill. “Children are dragged to the front of the classroom and are coerced to declare themselves as oppressors, taught that they should feel guilty because of the color of their skin.”

According to Reeves, SB 2113 will prevent school districts and universities in Mississippi from providing any lessons that teach “any sex, race, ethnicity, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.”

Critical race theory has become a hot button issue for conservatives who have rallied around the cause across the country. Proponents of bills such as SB 2113 claim that critical race theory is part of liberal agenda that is indoctrinating students across the country at all school levels to believe white people are inferior to other races.

Douglas Carswell, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and the architect of the bill, applauded the move by the governor.

“I am delighted that the governor has signed this bill into law,” he said. “Critical race theory is an extremist ideology. Critical race theory maintains that the United States is founded on racial supremacy and oppression. Rather than treating each of us as an individual, it invites us to re-racialize every aspect of our lives.”

Mississippi joins multiple states including Texas, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa and Tennessee in passing laws targeting critical race theory.

This story was originally published March 14, 2022 at 2:08 PM.