NH teachers consider how ‘divisive concepts’ law will affect lesson plans Modified: 7/14/2021 9:06:01 PM Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin . CONCORD — For a history teacher, Ryan Richman’s assignments are often firmly rooted in the present day. Every week, students in Richman’s world history class at Timberlane Regional High School, in Plaistow, N.H., receive a simple assignment: Find an event in the news, bring it to class, and be prepared to discuss its connections with the past. The results vary, but a clear theme emerges. “Nine times out of 10, they are stories about oppression,” Richman said. “They’re stories about exclusionism. They’re about the Rohingya genocide, they’re about the Uyghur genocide, which are going on right this second. They’re about Black Lives Matter.”