FULLERTON, Calif.—The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school board held a special meeting on March 23 to discuss a resolution to halt the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Trustee Leandra Blades, who has been advocating for the ban, calls CRT—a theory that divides society into oppressors and oppressed based on race—a “divisive theory” that pins races against each other. “A lot of people are leaving and going to charter schools and private schools for traditional learning curriculum that doesn’t teach CRT,” Blades told The Epoch Times. The attempt to ban CRT from the curriculum began late last year as Blades said she received complaints from high school students that were assigned to write papers based on their teacher’s political beliefs. Students who don’t share the same opinions as their teachers get marked down, she added. While Blades said she is wary about the teaching of CRT, she said this doesn’t mean she …