The SPLC also has advocated for a slew of left-wing causes, especially in education. Its training materials, sent through the program Learning for Justice, present critical race theory concepts, such as “white privilege” and “systemic racism.” Conservatives have argued that such lessons entail a form of discrimination on the basis of race by teaching that white children are inherently oppressors and black children are oppressed. SPLC educational materials also trumpet transgender identity and medical interventions for children.
Given the SPLC’s activism in the classroom, Huang’s comments about school boards suggest that the new SPLC political action arms will promote critical race theory and oppose conservative efforts to outlaw discrimination in the classroom.