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Andrew's dishonesty here is kind of breath-taking.

This is what I wrote:

"But what’s the reality in actual classrooms?

"There are, in fact, real instances of intolerance, illiberalism, and indoctrination."

Followed by several examples of CRT-like illiberalism:
I wrote: (2/4)

"These are more than scattered anecdotes, and *do seem to indicate a trend* — at least in a certain strata of schools."
But then I asked a question (which Andrew has not answered):
"But how widespread is this sort of thing in less elite, posh, rarefied precincts?"
(3/4)
I agreed that "No school kid in this country should be coerced into confessing mortal sin because of their skin color."

But then asked: How often is this happening around the country?
(4/4)
"In the 2019-20 school year, 56.5 million students attended public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States. What percentage of them are being subject to CRT? 1%? .01%? .001%?

I'd be interested in seeing @sullydish's answer and documentation.

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