Education policy and curriculum taught in Idaho public schools have been a hot topic throughout the last few weeks of the Legislative session.
AND CURRICULUMTAUGHT IN IDAHOPUBLIC SCHOOLSHAS BEEN A HOTTOPIC THROUGHOUTTHE LAST FEWWEEKS OF THELEGISLATIVESESSION ANDANOTHERCONTROVERSIALEDUCATION BILLPASSED THE SENATEMONDAY, 28 TO 7.HOUSE BILL 3-77PREVENTS IDAHOTEACHERS ANDADMINISTRATORSFROM DISCUSSINGANY SORT OF BELIEFSYSTEM THAT CLAIMSRACISM OR SEXISMARE RESPONSIBLEFOR PAST ACTIONS INHISTORYIT ALSO PROHIBITSANY CONVERSATIONSCLAIMING ONEGROUP OF PEOPLEDEFINED BY THEIRSEX, ETHNICITY ORRACE, ARE BETTERTHAN OR LESS THANANY OTHER.OUR NICOLECAMARDA WASTHERE AS STUDENTSFLOODED THESENATE GALLERY.[CHEERING]STUDENTSGATHERED AT THESTATEHOUSE TODAYTO OPPOSE HOUSEBILL 377 - ANEDUCATION POLICYBILL SURROUNDINGTHE IDEA OF"CRITICAL RACETHEORY""IT IS A PREVENTIVEMEASURE.
IT DOESNOT INDICATE WEHAVE SOMERAMPANT PROBLEMIN IDAHO, BUT WEDON'T WANT TO GETONE."IDAHO LAWMAKERSARE DUBBING THECURRICULUM THEYBELIEVE IS BEINGTAUGHT IN PUBLICSCHOOLS AS"CRITICAL RACETHEORY" - AND SAYTHE NEW EDUCATIONPOLICY BILL IS ANANTI-DISCRIMINATIONMEASURE FOR ALLIDAHO PUBLICSCHOOLS.AFTER THE MOTIONPASSED, HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTSAND SOMETEACHERSPEACEFULLYPROTESTED ON THECAPITAL STEPS -THEN FLOODED THESENATE GALLERYWHILE THE BILL WASDEBATED BYSENATORS."THERES NO WHEREIN THE BILL THATSOMETHINGINHOSTRY CAN BETALKED ABOUT, THERASCAL THAT HASEXISTED OR THECIVIL WAR OR THECIVIL RIGHHTMOVEMENT ARE NOTBANNED.
IN FACT, ITDOES NOT BAN THETEACHING OFCRITICAL RACETHEORY.""WE HAVE A GROUPTHAT'S PUT OUTPUBLIC COMMENTSTHAT OURTEACHERS AREBRAINWASHING OURCHILDREN WITH ALIBERAL LEFTISTS INDOCTRINARTION ANDTHAT'S SIMPLY NOTTRUE.DURING COMMITTEETESTIMONY, ONEBOISE HIGH SCHOOLSOPHOMORE TOLDTHE COMMITTEE,THIS BILL RESTRICTSBEING ABLE TOCREATE OPINIONSAND SHAREDIFFERENT VIEWSWITH HISCLASSMATES."AS STUDENT ILEARN BEST WHENIM ALLOWED TOTEACH MYSELF.
ILOVE REASEARCHPROJECTS ANDINDIVIDUALLEARNING WHERE ICAN GO AS IN DOTHAS I WANT AND MAKEMY OWN OPINIONSABOUT THINGS ANDTHEN SHARE MYFINDINGS AND MYREASONING WITH MYCLASSED THIS BILLRESTRICTS THATLEARNING PROCESS.STATE HOUSELAWMAKERS HAVEHELD UP PASSINGBILLS RELATED TOIDAHO TEACHERSALARIES -INCLUDING A 1 POINT1 BILLION DOLLARTEACHER PAY BILL -UNTIL A MEASURE ISPASSED ADDRESSINGWHAT IS TAUGHT INSCHOOL.NICOLECAMARDA IDHAONEWS 6THE BILL NOWMOVES TOGOVERNOR LITTLE'SDESK AFTER PASSINGTHE FULL HOUSE ANDTHE SENATE.
The Idaho House has approved legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from teaching critical race theory, which..