Critical Race Theory fears lead to attack on Manhattan Beach School Board
by Mark McDermott Fred Taylor was mad as hell and he wasn’t going to take it anymore. The 45 year Manhattan Beach resident had rarely involved himself in local governance, but over the summer he started regularly attending Manhattan Beach Unified School District board meetings. At each meeting, he spoke during the public comment section. Taylor expressed outrage about the district’s vaccination and mask policies, arguing against both as unscientific and discriminatory. But his biggest issue was what he believed was the invasion of anti-white racism via Critical Race Theory into MBUSD schools, and particularly an equity audit the district had commissioned. Taylor was largely civil in his comments until the night of September 1. That night, he focused his attention on school board member Jason Boxer, a 29-year-old teacher who was elected last year and who identifies as non-binary. This means that Boxer prefers the pronouns they/them as a way of not being identified based on gender. Taylor, who identifies himself at most board meetings as a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam, and the proud father of two girls, had brought printouts of two Instagram posts by Boxer to the meeting. The…
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