Critics say videotaping youngsters would raise privacy, hacking, and child safety problems in public schooling. Teachers and advocates say the attempt is to censor classrooms and intimidate race and history teachers.
She wants critical race theory and diversity and inclusion out of public schools. During her superintendent campaign, she promised to “eliminate progressive indoctrination in schools” and accused public schools of “teaching children to hate our country” and “transgender theory.”
Public schools have been labeled “socialism centers” and “indoctrination centers” by Morrow, who stated in 2022 that “the whole plan of the education system from day one has actually been to kind of control the thinking of our young She advised North Carolina parents to not send their kids to public schools.
She wrote on social media in 2020, “I prefer a Pay Per View of him in front of the firing squad,” and, “We could make some money back from televising his death.”
She has criticized LGBTQ rights, said the U.S. should “ban Islam,” and promoted QAnon conspiracy theories like celebrities harvesting children's blood on social media. Morrow ousted incumbent Catherine Truitt in the North Carolina superintendent GOP primary this month.
Green, an attorney who has served as a public school administrator and for an education foundation, has ran a standard Democratic campaign to increase state spending for public education.
Public education has also become a major topic in the North Carolina governor's race, which will likely be a presidential battlefield. A furious argument over expanding school voucher systems has primarily been political. However, national education officials singled out Morrow for her camera posture and other contentious utterances.
Leaders should prioritize smaller class sizes, safe schools, and student resources, according to parents. Unfortunately, too many extremist politicians are banning books and denying students learning opportunities, said Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, the largest U.S. educators union.
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