But state Republicans have continued to decry the alleged teaching of critical race theory in the classroom. State Rep. Ed Oliver, who filed one of the bills targeting divisive concepts linked to CRT, has claimed, without evidence, that the academic framework is being taught in K-12 classrooms. At one point, Rep. Bob Fincher, a former high school history teacher, asked whether the supposed teaching of CRT in the classroom would make students feel bad about themselves, according to AL.com.