AZ bill bans ‘social justice’ classes, events at public schools, universities
January 13, 2017
By Victor Skinner
PHOENIX – An Arizona state lawmakers wants to impose funding cuts to public schools and universities that promote divisive social justice curriculums, events and activities.
Rep. Bob Thorpe recently introduced legislation to expand on state law that bans ethnic studies courses that promote resentment toward other races that would add bans for classes and activities that divide students based on gender, religion, political affiliation or social class, Capitol Media Services reports.thorpe
HB 2120, which Thorpe said “is Draft No. 1,” would prohibit schools from promoting such classes and events, as well as those that “negatively target specific nationalities or countries,” and authorize the state’s attorney general to withhold up to 10 percent of state aid to those that refuse.
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