suit says. Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Like other GOP-led states, Arkansas passed a law last year banning critical race theory, a framework that argues racism is an institutionalized part of the U.S.
Though the theory isn’t taught in public schools, Republicans have sought to bar it, anyway. Sanders included Arkansas’ ban of the nonexistent practice in the LEARNS Act, her signature education overhaul.
Devised with Education Secretary Jacob Oliva, the architect of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, the bill places draconian restrictions on classroom discussion.
In addition to targeting critical race theory, the LEARNS Act prohibits classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity (sound familiar)?