Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday applauded the State Board of Education’s decision to pass a resolution that says students should not be taught the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT) in schools. “I applaud the State Board of Education voting today to prevent Critical Race Theory (CRT) from being taught in our classrooms,” Kemp said in a statement on Twitter. “This dangerous, anti-American ideology has no place in Georgia schools.” The resolution—approved by an 11-2 vote—states that the United States and Georgia are not racist and students should not be taught that racism or slavery are anything but deviations from the country’s “authentic founding principles.” It came after the Republican governor on May 20 wrote a letter to the education board opposing the teaching of CRT and its “dangerous ideology” in public schools. Kemp urged educators in his letter “to take immediate steps to ensure that Critical Race Theory and …