Several parents were left feeling “threatened” during a Nov. 9 school board meeting after a Texas parent supporting critical race theory stated that he had “1,000 soldiers ready to go.”
Malikk Austin, a parent of a child in the Fort Worth Independent School District, turned to address the parents in opposition to critical race theory, Fox News reported. Austin blasted the parents stating that “this is something” he fights for as his children are still “afflicted by this.”
“For those who got an issue with this critical race theory equity, this is something I fight for, for my children,” Austin reportedly said during the school board meeting. “How dare you come out here and talk about the things that my daddy and my grandparents went through,” listing things such as Jim Crow, lynchings, and the oppression.
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“We are not our ancestors,” Austin reportedly added. “I got over 1,000 soldiers ready to go.”
Hollie Plemmons, a stay-at-home mother of three children, told the outlet that she felt Austin had directed his remarks at her and other parents who had previously spoken up about critical race theory.
“I’ll bring my soldiers with me next time … locked and loaded,” Austin stated as he was being escorted out of the meeting by officers. Plemmons reportedly questioned whether he had been addressing her, to which he replied, “locked and loaded.”
Austin told the outlet that his words were not aimed at threatening anyone, but rather that he used the term “locked and loaded,” in the sense of “prepare and get ready” — a term he also said he used when coaching football.
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Basic tenants of critical race theory hold that the culture and institutions of the United States are inherently racist and oppressive. Critical race theory encourages people to focus on race in social interactions, and at times has been used to justify racial segregation.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into effect banning the teaching of critical race theory in public schools throughout the state. The bill specifically forbids the teaching of the 1619 Project, a history curriculum published by the New York Times Magazine, which claims that the founding of the U.S. began in 1619 when the first slaves were sold, rather than in 1776.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Forth Worth Independent School District for a comment but did not receive a response back.
