PIERRE, S.D. – After thousands of materials were reviewed by the Department of Education, only two were found to be in violation of the Governor’s Critical Race Theory executive order.
The Governor, in April, ordered the D.O.E. to review all content for K-12 schools, to make sure ‘divisive concepts’ weren’t being taught.
In its findings, the D.O.E. found that the review materials were ‘largely in line’ with the Governor’s order.
All it found were two ‘potentially problematic’ issues. One was an introduction to Law and Public Safety II course, which is identified as an ‘advanced career and technical education course.’
Also idenfitied were unpacked standards that are labelled as supplemental to the content standards, but the D.O.E. finds they could violate the executive order. The example provided was of a high school social studies standard from 2015 on potential civil engagement activity.
The D.O.E. says they would revise the documents to align with the Governor’s executive order.
