Groups call on Stitt to veto bill banning schools from teaching certain topics about race, gender Updated: 10:30 PM CDT May 3, 2021 Share Updated: 10:30 PM CDT May 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THIS BILL? WORST THING WE CAN DO IS SET A STANDARD THAT. IF ANYTHING IS UNCOMFORTABLE OR DOESN’T ALIGN WITH A CERTAIN WORLDVIEW THAT IT’S GOING TO JUST BE COMPLETELY ERASED AND CENSORED BAILEY PERKINS IS WITH THE OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S COALITION ONE OF THE GROUPS CALLING ON OKLAHOMA’S TWO CONTACT GOVERNOR STITT’S OFFICE ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1775. IT BANS SCHOOLS FROM TEACHING CERTAIN TOPICS ABOUT RACE AND SEX AND BANDS COLLEGES FROM REQUIRING SEXUAL DIVERSITY TRAINING THE CONCERN IS THAT THESE CORE PIECES OF HISTORY WON’T BE TOLD TO STUDENTS AND WE’RE CREATING A SYSTEMIC BARRIER FOR HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO RECONCILIATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO A LOT OF STUDENTS LAST WEEK HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE. KEVIN WEST DEFENDING THE BILL SAYING IT DOESN’T MEAN UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS CAN’T BE TAUGHT. HE SAYS THE BILL WOULD JUST SET BOUNDARIES. THIS BILL SAYS THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO TEACH PEOPLE THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE OR THEIR SEX. THEY ARE INHERENT. THE EVIL FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BUT PERKINS SAYS THE WAY THE BILL IS WORDED. IT LEAVES TOO MUCH ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION TONIGHT, OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALSO, ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR TO VETO THE BILL SUPERINTENDENT DR. SEAN MCDANIEL SAYING IN A STATEMENT READING IN PART HOUSE BILL 1775 APPEARS TO BE A SOLUTION LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM,