Georgia senate passes bill limiting discussion of race in schools

Source: The Guardian

Georgia senate passes bill limiting discussion of race in schools

‘We must teach that America is good’ says top Republican of bill banning teaching that US is ‘fundamentally racist’

Gloria Oladipo
@gaoladipo
Sat 2 Apr 2022 16.53 BST

The Georgia senate passed a bill on Friday that would limit discussions of race in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms.

House Bill 1084, the “Protect Students First Act”, was approved by the Georgia senate. The measure requires local school boards and administrators to ban discrimination on the “basis of race” by limiting how race can be discussed in classrooms.

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“We must teach patriotism and that America is good, though not perfect, that America is good,” Miller added.

The bill already passed the Georgia house, but will return to that chamber for final approval after small changes were made in the senate, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). If approved, the measure will go to the Republican governor, Brian Kemp, to be signed into law.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/02/georgia-race-teaching-schools-bill-governor