Irony at the GCISD Board Meeting

The August 23, 2021 GCISD meeting open forum segment kicked off with the first speaker invoking the name of George Floyd in a rambling attempt to create some emotional connection between him and a school principal being asked to remove provocative beachwear wedding photos from public access on social media.

She was followed by 62 other speakers, the vast majority of whom chastised the board, administration, and other parents for being ignorant, racist, and/or negligent. There were frequent assumptions that racism was the motivation for any opposition to teaching critical race theory, social justice, or social emotional learning in the public school.

Dramatic accusations manifested of putting children in imminent danger by not mandating forced mask wearing. These people apparently didn’t realize that if you truly believe your child’s school is a life threatening place you can refuse to send them there. A person who claims that a situation is highly dangerous yet voluntarily sends their own child into it daily seems to lack credibility.

The nauseating procession of speakers tried to persuade the public that systemic racism runs rampant in the school district and throughout the nation. Many were high school students, eager to “bravely” stand up in public and wag their fingers at their “oppressive authorities“.

I wondered if others in the crowd were aware of the irony: Wouldn’t intolerance and systemic racism by its very nature remove the ability for these folks to speak at the meeting?

The fact that board members sat there and tolerated heaps of disrespect including accusations of cowardice and racism by most of the 63 speakers is evidence that “widespread systemic racism” is propaganda intended to keep racism on life support so virtue signalers and politicians can continue to exploit it.

One dog not barking in that parade of white knights was a resounding absence of students speaking against critical race theory being taught in public school, or for the freedom to choose whether or not to wear masks.

I’ve spoken to some high school students who wish they could, but it seems those who claim to fight against intolerance are masters of intimidating others into silence.