An Indiana educator who revealed Critical Race Theory was being taught in the state’s public schools alleged that he was banned from school grounds and locked out of its online system without notice last week.
Anthony Kinnet, an administrator with Indiana Public Schools, leaked a video earlier this year that showed an “equity administrator” teaching middle school students about systemic racism and how it affects all levels of society.
“The environment, oh my, there’s so much racism dealing with just the environment,” Dr. Patricia Payne told students during a Jan. 15 “Racial Justice Speaker Series” lecture, according to the leaked video.
Shortly after he posted the video, Kinnett said he was called into a meeting by Human Relations and told to work from home because he was giving other educators at the school “clinical anxiety.”
In HR meetings, I was informed that it was “irrelevant” that the information I released was public and stored on public servers. (I have yet to release anything private)
I am currently banned from going to any IPS school building or hosting any professional developments.
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) November 24, 2021
Then, the day before Thanksgiving break, the school locked Kinnett out of its online system completely, he said.
As of one hour ago, Indianapolis Public Schools has suspended my access to email & Google Drive. pic.twitter.com/DoxefdKisX
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) November 24, 2021
“It’s a good thing I downloaded all of the other racist documents & videos from the public server weeks ago,” he added.
Kinnett said CRT has become pervasive in Indiana’s public schools. Teachers might not be handing out anti-racism books by Ibram X. Kendi, but his influence is evident in the curricula anyway.
“We don’t have the quotes and theories as state standards, per se. We do have Critical Race Theory in how we teach,” Kinnett said.
