NPR station smears AIM to defend Coppell ISD

April 15, 2025

By Accuracy in Media

‘Grossly misleading’: Coppell ISD officials deny teaching critical race theory in lawsuit

Coppell ISD officials are pushing back against accusations they’re violating laws against teaching critical race theory, saying an undercover video used as the basis for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the district was misleading and taken out of context.

In the video, a person identified as the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, Evan Whitfield, appears to be seen talking to an undercover activist about how Coppell had “gotten around” prohibitions on the use of so-called “CRT” in state policies and curricula.

In court documents, attorneys for the district officials called the video — posted by conservative activists Accuracy in Media — “heavily edited and manipulated so to be grossly misleading.”

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