In the nationwide uproar over critical race theory, the concerns of white conservatives have often been at the forefront. Missing from many conversations...
Berry-Cook interprets this anger as backlash against increasing awareness of racial injustices following the murder of George Floyd and recent moves by school leaders to confront longstanding inequities.
“How we got from renewing a contract on AVID to critical race theory — dozens and dozens of emails about critical race theory … is beyond me,” now-board president David Stolle said. “I don’t understand it.”So when Cook learned from a post on a Black Parents of Plano ISD Facebook page that Weaver would be speaking at an event billed as a way to train people to identify and fight critical race theory, he decided he had to be there.
Berry-Cook was conflicted. She didn’t want to be tasked just with planning “cutesy” events or have everything to do with “culture” funnel through her. Plus, she and Cook had recently founded a real estate firm and were busy running their own company. Berry-Cook spent a long time thinking about how the PTA should approach Black History Month. When she was growing up, she recalled, the way her school celebrated made her feel like “we were the chocolate chips on top of the mountain of vanilla ice cream.”
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