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The Tennessee Legislature has approved a bill to stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools.<\/p>\n
SB 623<\/a> (substituted for HB 580<\/a>) incorporates the following:<\/p>\n This amendment also prohibits any LEA or public charter school from including or promoting the following concepts as part of a course of instruction or in a curriculum or instructional program, or allowing teachers or other employees of the LEA or public charter school to use supplemental instructional materials that include or promote the following concepts:<\/p>\n (1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;<\/p>\n (2) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously;<\/p>\n (3) An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment because of the individual’s race or sex;<\/p>\n (4) An individual’s moral character is determined by the individual’s race or sex;<\/p>\n (5) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;<\/p>\n (6) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or another form of psychological distress solely because of the individual’s race or sex;<\/p>\n (7) A meritocracy is inherently racist or sexist, or designed by a particular race or sex to oppress members of another race or sex;<\/p>\n (8) This state or the United States is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist;<\/p>\n (9) Promoting or advocating the violent overthrow of the United States government;<\/p>\n (10) Promoting division between, or resentment of, a race, sex, religion, creed, nonviolent political affiliation, social class, or class of people; or<\/p>\n (11) Ascribing character traits, values, moral or ethical codes, privileges, or beliefs to a race or sex, or to an individual because of the individual’s race or sex.<\/p>\n This amendment does not prohibit an LEA or public charter school from including, as part of a course of instruction or in a curriculum or instructional program, or from allowing teachers or other employees of the LEA or public charter school to use supplemental instructional materials that include:<\/p>\n (1) The history of an ethnic group, as described in textbooks and instructional materials adopted in accordance with present law concerning textbooks and instructional materials;<\/p>\n (2) The impartial discussion of controversial aspects of history;<\/p>\n (3) The impartial instruction on the historical oppression of a particular group of people based on race, ethnicity, class, nationality, religion, or geographic region; or<\/p>\n (4) Historical documents that are permitted under present law, such as the national motto, the national anthem, the state and federal constitutions, state and federal laws, and supreme court decisions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Every state that prohibits the teaching of this noxious evil is but another step away from the abyss.<\/p>\n Hat Tip<\/strong>: Christopher Rufo<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Tennessee Legislature has approved a bill to stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory in schools. SB 623 (substituted for HB 580) incorporates the following: This amendment also prohibits any LEA or public charter school from including or promoting … Continue reading \n