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Martin Pengelly

Ex-Trump aide Sanders defends critical race theory ban as Arkansas governor

Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Will Newton)
Sarah Sanders, the daughter of a former governor Mike Huckabee, is the first woman to govern Arkansas. Photograph: Will Newton/AP

The new Republican governor of Arkansas, Sarah Sanders, said the move to ban critical race theory in public schools in her state was a preventative measure.

“It’s incredibly important that we do things to protect the students in our state,” she told Fox News Sunday. “We have to make sure that we are not indoctrinating our kids and that these policies and these ideas never see the light of day.”

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