House panel votes to pass bill that makes teaching about racism in certain ways illegal

Jan 19, 2022

A state House panel voted 6-4 along party lines to pass a bill that would make teaching about racism illegal in certain ways. Specifically, Rep. Michelle Udall says it bars teachers from teaching in a way that students should feel guilty based on their race, ethnicity or sex.

The bill is seen as a response to teaching Critical Race Theory in schools, a decades-old ideology that says race is a cultural invention and not inherent in biology.

The phrasing of the bill states it’s illegal to teach that one’s race, ethnic group or sex makes one inherently superior to another. The bill also makes it illegal to teach that an individual should feel guilt, discomfort, or other psychological distress based on their race, ethnicity or sex.

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