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Public commenter urges board to remove SEL and critical race theory, reduce testing
Blount County Board of Education · November 7, 2025
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Summary
During public comment an unidentified District 3 resident urged the board to reduce standardized testing and remove SEL and critical race theory from curriculum, arguing those policies harm learning and discipline.
An unidentified speaker from District 3 used the public-comment period to urge the Blount County Board of Education to reduce standardized testing and to remove social-emotional learning (SEL) and “critical race theory” from district curriculum.
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