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North Carolina Seventh State Set to Ban Critical Race Theory in Schools On 5/11/21 at 4:58 PM EDT North Carolina on Tuesday became the seventh state to introduce a bill that would ban critical race theory in its schools. With the measure in the state's House of Representatives, lawmakers are seeking to prohibit schools from teaching concepts related to critical race theory (CRT), which focuses on institutional racism in the U.S. House Bill 234, which was sponsored by state Representatives Jason Saine, James Boles, Larry Yarborough and John Torbett, aims to ban schools in North Carolina from p...

N.C. Republicans push bill to limit teaching of race, racism By BRYAN ANDERSONMay 11, 2021 GMT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans are quickly advancing a last-minute proposal that would prevent public schools from promoting several concepts about race and racism. A bill originally seeking to clarify reopening guidance for charter schools was substituted during an education committee Tuesday with a new plan to bar schools from teaching ideas that Republicans say are “contrary to the equality and rights of all persons.” The bill comes as lawmakers in a number of states this y...

The teaching of critical race theory as the only explanation of America’s past would be outlawed in public schools under a bill approved by the N.C. House Education Committee on Tuesday, May 11. A proposed committee substitute for House Bill 324 would prohibit public schools from promoting the idea that one race or sex is inherently superior to another; an individual is racist, sexist, or oppressive based solely on their own race or sex (consciously or unconsciously); an individual should receive special treatment solely because of his or her race or sex; moral character is determined by ra...

The N.C. Senate will consider the House’s Academic Transparency, House Bill 755, which would require that school systems post all curriculum and lesson plans so that parents and taxpayers can see what is being taught in the state’s public schools. The measure passed the House Wednesday, May 5, 66-50, along party lines. “The standard course of study does not prescribe the elements that a teacher might use to teach, the teacher develops a lesson plan,” said Rep. Blackwell. “What we would like is that the teacher takes the lesson plan that they are developing and put it out there for p...

North Carolina GOP wants to strengthen school discipline but some say change may harm Black students © Dreamstime/TNS Republican lawmakers in North Carolina want to toughen school discipline. RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican lawmakers want to toughen how school discipline is handled, but Democrats warn that a change could lead to more minority students being suspended and dropping out. The North Carolina House approved legislation Thursday that removes language from state law listing violations not serious enough for a long-term school suspension. That includes inappropriate lan...