An official with the Virginia Parent-Teacher Association resigned after she was recorded on camera saying opponents of critical race theory can "die." "Today, the Virginia PTA executive committee requested and received the resignation of Michelle Leete, who served as Vice President of Training," a Saturday statement from the association reads. The resignation comes after Leete was recorded at a rally Thursday denouncing opponents of critical race theory and saying, "Let them die." VIRGINIA TEACHER SAYS COLLEAGUES ‘AFRAID’ TO OPPOSE CRITICAL RACE THEORYThe Virginia PTA added in its statement that it did not condone her language and said the group "upholds values of respect, collaboration and accountability." The resignation comes as parents across the nation have gone viral in videos denouncing the critical race theory, including in New York , where one mother told a school board to stop teaching the "communist" lessons.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2021 17:15 UTC