Tennessee Bill Seeks to Ban LGBTQ+ Content from School Textbooks
ban any textbooks or teaching materials that contain LGBTQ+ content from being used in the state.The bill, known as H.B. 0800, was introduced by Republican lawmaker Bruce Griffey of District 75.
It will be put up for consideration in front of the Education Instruction Subcommittee on March 30. If it’s passed by the full Tennessee legislature and signed by the governor, it will go into effect July 1 and apply to the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.“LEAs (local education agencies) and public charter schools shall not locally adopt or use in the public schools of this state, textbooks and instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender issues or.
