six months before every school board meeting was about this, it happened in southlake in the spring. we're going to see more of it in the fall across the country and now southlake is at the next phase, now this election has happened and board members who were elected to stamp out critical race theory have taken power and those folks in the community are, you know, feeling emboldened. the district is trying to come up with policies that they think will appease those folks and it's leading to these moments of confusion and uncertainty about what you can teach without getting in trouble. >> it's astounding. it's really astounding and it's honestly quite sad to think about some of the kids that are going to have to come up in that school district and be subject to what they're being subject to right now. all six parts are available. you can listen for free whenever you get your podcasts. we'll be right back. ur podcasts. we'll be right back. knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. [ nautical horn blows ] i mean just becaus

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one of the reasons to focus on southlake is along this whole time southlake is about six mofts ahead of the rest of the country in terms of this critical race theory battle. and six months before you heard that in school boards across the country they talked about it in southlake. before the school board races in the fall are all about critical race theory. that was the case in southlake and sitting down to talk with the superintendent it is like a preview of where this is all going and what you hear there is a paralysis of not being sure what you can say when the people in your community have spoken so loudly that they don't want to be talking about the issues. if you look back two years ago when the video came out everybody in southlake was willing to say racism exists. but now educators are in this position not just in southlake but the condition of what can i say? what can't i say in what's against the law now for me to talk about when it comes to racism? >> and the last episode that i just listened to today is incredible and gets to the heart of this. election night. emotional t

these issues in southlake have been building for years. and you can trace it back to, you know, charlottesville, the racial awakening that's happening across the country during the trump years. certainly after george floyd and what you see in this mostly white but diversifying suburban community is an effort to try to address these issues. the same kind of efforts that were happening across the country, especially in 2020 after george floyd with a plan to try to address racist bullying, to try to address curriculum that, you know, centered the perspective of white students and maybe not other cultures. and so now, since then, there's been a backlash. but that began in late 2020, into early this year, and it's just building and building and we've been tracing this story, that is a national story, in this one community that got a head start. >> yeah. >> and it kind of has offered us a preview of what's to come in other places. >> so, mike, that said, what was your reaction when you heard this latest, not only the fact that this administrator

i have a lot of friends that live in southlake. they have been having some racial problems there recently. i have talked with members of the pakistani community that live in southlake. and a lot of the kids there have told me that one of the reasons why they wanted to start addressing these racial issues is that they were going to school and they were being called terrorists every day. i know a african-american family that lives there, and they were speaking out against some of the racial issues at one of the school board meetings, and she went shopping a few days later and someone had come back and wrote the n-word with shoe polish on her car. there are a ton of issues in that particular area, southlake, colleyville. we had a black principal, the first principal in the school district next door to the southlake, and he lost his job over pictures that were taken of him and his wife enjoying themselves on the beach and he's black and she's a white woman. they said that he was trying to teach critical race theory at the school and so

it's the of the six-part podcast southlake. all episodes are now available wherever you get your podcasts. >>> with states like texas, tennessee and florida take aim at how race and history are taught in schools, a new documentary airing sunday takes a deep look at the core issues fueling those attempts to whitewash or erase america's atrocities. the film dives into how geography, race, history and tradition have shaped the stories americans tell or refuse to tell about slavery, the civil war and its aftermath. and how those narratives shape our believes to this day. >> no one on the civilian side of the confederate presidency was ever forced to concede and repudiate when they believed. and we allowed a group of people that waged against their government to build statues to their heroes. so that has kept it alive. we have never solved the core problem for civil war. >> joining us now is presidential historian michael beshloss. it's great to have you with us. when we're taught about the civil war, what do we keep getting wrong i

i wonder if this example in , mt be just like tha southlake which you've been documenting so brilliantly, must be just like that in many cases across the state of texas. what happens now >> that's the trouble. teachers and administrators are struggling to determine who decides what is currently controversial. as you hear in this audio and examples across the state is teachers and administrators struggling to figure out will this book upset somebody will this book upset somebody? will this lesson upset somebody? they are just pulling them off the shelf in many cases or having conversations like this one. >> thank you so muchd by mike and nbc's antonia the southlake podcast hosted by mike and nbc's antonia hilton available now. listen on apple, spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. >>> a judge denied bond to the disgraced south carolina lawyer alec murdaugh who was in court today accused of embezzling millions of dollars in a settlement over his housekeeper's death. the judge said he denied bond because he considered alex murdaugh could be a danger to himself and othersf and others h

in this case, the law to limit teaching has manifested in a group of southlake, texas parents fighting for more than a year to block diversity and inclusion programs in the district. something which antonia hylton's podcast has been covering. nbc news has obtained audio from the classroom library training session from a staff member who secretly recorded it. here is the guidance from the executive director from curriculum instruction. gina petty. >> we are in the middle of the political mess and you are in the middle of the political mess. so, we just have to do the best we can and we're going to go and we're going to do -- are you going to do what you do best. that's teach kids. >> i think we are all really scared. >> i think you are terrified. i wish i could take that away. i do. i can't. i can't do that. >> try to remember the concepts of 3979 and make sure if you have a book on the holocaust that you have one that has opposing -- >> how do you oppose the holocaust? >> believe me, that's come up. >> make sure you have a book with an opposing perspective to the holocaust. that's the

in other news from texas, a top administrator with the carroll independent school district in southlake has come under fire for telling teachers they should offer students books with "opposing" perspectives on the holocaust. gina peddy is the district's executive director of curriculum and instruction. in audio obtained by nbc news, peddy was recorded advising teachers on how to comply with texas's new state law, house bill 3979, which requires them to present multiple perspectives about “widely debated and currently controversial” isss. >> tried to remember the context of 3979. if you have a book on the holocaust, you need to have one that h opposing -- >> how do you oppose the call cost --the holocaust? amy: texas governor greg abbott called house bill 3979 a "strong move to abolish critical race theory.” a warning to our audience: the next stories feature descriptions of rape and violence against women. in new jersey, actor and visual artist lili bernard sued bill cosby, and accused the disgraced actor of drugging and raping her in 1990. bernard has spoken publicly about her ca

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you're about to hear a recording from the southlake texas school district where they're under pressure to police the books in the school libraries. a fourth-grade teacher there was reprimanded for having a book about anti-racism, for example. the district sent down an order to vet all books and avoid anything with a singular narrative that could be considered offensive. the voice you'll here was recorded during a training session with teachers. the speaker you're going to hear is gina petty, the director of curriculum, talking about the effect of this new texas law. >> we are in the middle of a political mess, and you are in the middle of a political mess. and so we just have to do the best that we can, and so we're going to go and we're going to do, you're going to do what you do best, and that's to teach kids. >> i think we're all just really terrified. >> i think you are terrified, and i wish i could take that away. i do. i can't. i can't do that. you are professionals. we hired you as professionals. we trust you with our children. so if you think the book is okay, then let's go wit

this is a much different scenario than what we have been seeing in southlake tahoe recently. this is the view uptown. that is snow coming down yesterday. after a dry summer. the flames from the caldor fire seems dusted' -- dusted tahoe with the layer of powder. a lot of drivers were caught off guard. traffic not too good in too many places but we can just take a look at this, lisa. [laughter] >> i am enjoying it. started yesterday at 11:00 and a beautiful sight. and october is early for snow. what a bonus in the mountains. we are looking at calm conditions later on today, still the red flag warning until 5:00. the winds are gusty, especially the upper elevations. 55 in richmond with mid 40's in santa rosa. the reason why we are so mild as we have had wind overnight and that keeps things well mixed. upper elevations 30, maybe 40 miles per hour. at the oh lower elevations, breezy around livermore. 10 to 15 miles per hour and we will see these outback throughout the day. we have a wind advisory until 2:00. vacaville, the winds c with a fire danger index. as they get brighter thr

make sure to check out their original reporting which is phenomenal in the six part podcast series southlake, and don't forget to download the latest episode of my podcast "why is this happening," this week's guest is author darren byler, it is really an eye opening conversation. the rachel maddow show starts now with ali velshi in for rachel. >>> rachel has the night off, she will be back on monday. let's start with an update on the health of the former president bill clinton who was hospitalized on tuesday. a spokesperson announced clinton will remain hospitalized overnight in california far urinary tract infection that has spread to his bloodstream. his doctor said today that he's on the mend, in good spirits and that all of his health indicators are quote trending in the right direction. today the former secretary of state hillary clinton once again visited her husband this the hospital. president clinton also received a call from president biden who says he looks forward to seeing president clinton soon, and he wishes him a speedy recovery. we're going to keep you updated on this story

recently, the carroll independent school district in southlake, texas, had special training after the school board, in response to a parent's complaint, voted to reprimand a fourth grade teacher who had kept an anti-racism book in her classroom. nbc news obtained an audio recording. take a listen to what is an unbelievable conversation in the unite of america in 2021. the woman you hear, gina, is the district's executive director of curriculum and instruction. >> we are in the middle of a political mess, and you are in the middle of a political mess, and so we just have to do the best that we can, and so we're going to go and we're going to do, you're going to do what you do best, and that is to teach kids. >> i think we're all just really terrified. >> i think you are terrified and i wish i could take that away. i do. i can't. i can't do that. you are professionals. we hired you as professionals. we trust you with our children. so, if you think the book is okay, then let's go with it, and whatever happens, we will fight it together. we will. >> as you go through, just try to remember