Military academies stonewall demands for transparency of CRT curriculum

Watchdog organizations say the Department of Defense is ignoring calls for transparency into critical race theory curriculum at the nation’s service academies.

The Washington-based Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit seeking information about CRT instruction at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, following up on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in April for records and contracts related to “diversity, equity, inclusion, and equity training” at the storied academy.

Judicial Watch filed suit after the FOIA request went unanswered. Federal agencies must respond to a FOIA request within 20 business days unless there are “unusual circumstances.”  “Under the law, they’re not being forthcoming,” Mr. Fitton said. “Some of it is the bureaucracy. And the other factor that one can presume is that they don’t want the information to be released for political and other reasons.”.. (Excerpts from the Washington Times)