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Bill Torpy: Critical race theory battle drags the Irish into it

ATLANTA — So, I watched a Georgia legislative committee hearing last week concerning the heated issue of critical race theory and came to learn the Scots and the Irish might have had it nearly as bad as African Americans in slavery.

Now, my mother's from Ireland and I know the Irish have endured lots of woe and travail through the centuries — and they don't mind telling you about it. You ever listen to their music?

State Rep. Will Wade, a freshman GOP legislator from Dawsonville, is sponsoring a bill that would end "divisive" teaching. It's this year's red-meat issue that would get teachers thinking twice before going too lefty in their classrooms.

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