At a conference held by the white nationalist hate group American Renaissance, University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Amy Wax gave a speech titled “Can America Handle ‘Race Realism’? Can It Survive Without It?” At the event, Wax told attendees that “race realists” — a euphemism for proponents of scientific racism — should join school boards and education departments

During a Q & A session at the conclusion of her speech, one attendee asked Wax how he and others like him can “hold higher positions and still stay true to race realism.” Wax responded by railing against education, particularly K through 12, which, she claimed, “is where young minds are turned against our way of life,” and our “glories” and “achievements” are “seen as emblematic of white supremacy”

Wax suggested that Republicans emulate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed laws banning discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity and the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. He also spearheaded the right-wing takeover of Florida’s New College, which made headlines this year for disposing of hundreds of books which dealt with race, feminism, and sexual orientation

“So I say to people: get married, have kids, join your school board, or join the education department at your state level,” Wax advised. “Alright? We need to spread the [Gov. Ron] DeSantis mission for K through 12. I think for higher ed it’s a little bit tougher nut for various reasons, ’cause you’ve got free speech concerns. For K through 12 you don’t have any. Alright? They do what they’re told”

Wax also praised Moms for Liberty[…]
“So that, I think, is an arena where people who, you know, take this stuff seriously can have some effect,” she continued. “And it’s essential. If we don’t reform education, the Republican Party, such as it is, the conservative movement, realism of any kind, Europeans taking back their culture, supporting it, taking back their country — none of that is gonna happen”