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- Hi, my name is Kayln Womack

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and I'm a Staff Writer at The Root.

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This weekend,

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I'm taking you to Cherokee County, Georgia

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to explain how a group of anti
critical race theory parents

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drove a Black teacher from her job

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on this episode of Small Town Horrors.

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Former Maryland teacher, Cecelia Lewis,

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applied for a diversity,
equity, and inclusion position

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at the Cherokee County School District.

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When the superintendent announced

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she was joining the staff,

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a group of parents conspired

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that she was actually coming
to teach critical race theory.

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After convincing themselves
of their own theory,

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they began scheming against her.

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Cecelia Lewis hadn't even
moved to Georgia yet.

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Lewis said the parents
sent hundreds of letters

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to her current and former employer

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demanding her termination.

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They rallied at the school board meetings,

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raising CRT related complaints about her.

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As a result, the superintendent agreed

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to merely dissolve Lewis's position

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and she was offered another.

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Instead, she took up an offer

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from Cobb County School District

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to be a supervisor of social studies.

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However, the same group of parents

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gathered on a private
Facebook page to stalk Lewis

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and file complaints to her new job.

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As a result, her role was diluted down

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to busy work unrelated to her position,

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and school board members

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called for her termination once again.

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In the end, Lewis chose peace

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and decided to take her education
career back to Maryland.

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"I may not have the specific
acronym tied to my title,

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but I am committed to
celebrating diversity

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and promoting equity and
inclusion," she said.

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- And it's not called CRT.

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It's called access to any

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and every support that any child may need.

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- Tune in next weekend

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to see which small town
horror we visit next

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at TheRoot.com.