New Legislation Restricts What Teachers Can Discuss

Across the United States, educators are being censored for discussing ‘controversial’ topics in the classroom. According to researcher Jeffrey Sachs, since January 2021, 35 states have introduced 137 bills limiting what schools can teach with regard to race, American history, politics, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Sachs stated: “That means that a teacher would have to be very, very careful about how they discuss something like, let’s say, fascism or racism or antisemitism. These are political beliefs, and it means that teachers are going to have to second-guess whether they can describe that political belief in as forthright and honest a way as we wish for fear of falling afoul of this bill.”

Source: NPR