Dr. Anthony Nocella II, an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at Salt Lake Community College, has written several books regarding race and social justice, including “From Education to Incarceration: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline.” According to Nocella, CRT provides the tools for examining and analyzing social power around topics and issues related to race, regarding oppression.
The professor expressed concern that these bans restrict the ability to teach effectively.
“If we don’t have the words and you basically handcuff us … it makes it really hard for people to talk about racism. That’s what they’re [lawmakers] trying to do, is trying to eliminate the ability to have a dialogue on racism,” Nocella said.
Nocella thinks many of these bans will be struck down as unconstitutional, mentioning the legal battles in Arizona in which the state has a history of trying to eliminate ethnic studies. He also talked about the importance of these conversations on college campuses and how they drive social change.
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