CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — There’s a controversy brewing at school meetings across Greater Cleveland that has nothing to do with tax levies, teacher pay or whether a football coach should be fired.
It instead has to do with “critical race theory,” a concept taught in college classes. Parents and residents have become concerned about whether it has seeped into elementary, middle and high school classrooms. School officials are perplexed about how to respond, feeling that no answer they give ends up being enough.