Nebraska State Senator Dave Murman of Glenvil was joined today by Hastings Senator
Steve Halloran, Elmwood Senator Rob Clements, Bayard Senator Steve Erdman and
Adams Senator Myron Dorn. They held a joint press conference in the State Capitol
Rotunda to discuss their call for a legislative investigation into the Nebraska Department
of Education.
Over the last few years, the Nebraska Department of Education has received money from
the federal government’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund to
help schools rebound from COVID-19. With this money, the Department created an
online resource hub known as “Launch Nebraska” that could be accessed by any internet
user. After a year of operation, Launch Nebraska appears to have shifted its focus, and
that is what prompted the call for an investigation, according to a press release from Senator Murman’s Office.
The Education Department has come under fire in recent months because of its proposed
Comprehensive Sex Education standards. Murman says that the uncovered documents
show unequivocally that the Department has also been promoting Critical Race Theory
for at least a full school year.
Senator Murman said that there should never be another dime of taxpayer money that
goes to a state-employed agency that is determined to participate in political activity. This is an on going news story and Huskeradio will have continue coverage in the coming weeks.
