California School District’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Ban Halted

A California school district’s ban on lessons that use “critical race theory” is unconstitutionally vague, a panel of state appellate justices said and halted the policy.

The Temecula Valley Unified School District’s resolution, enacted in 2022, doesn’t clearly define what the academic theory means, how it intersects with educational curriculum, or state how the policy would be enforced, the justices wrote, reversing a trial court’s order.

The trial court ignored evidence from teachers that the policy was harming them, the published opinion Monday in the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District said, directing the court to enter a preliminary injunction ...