Wisconsin Senate sends critical race theory ban to Evers

Parents and community members at Forest Hills School District in Ohio protest Critical Race...
Parents and community members at Forest Hills School District in Ohio protest Critical Race Theory
Published: Jan. 25, 2022 at 7:49 AM CST|Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 4:04 PM CST
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about concepts such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Tony Evers.

The Democratic Evers will almost certainly veto the measure.

The Senate passed it Tuesday 20-13, with all Democrats and Republican Sen. Howard Marklein against.

The Assembly passed it on a party line vote in September. Republicans don’t have the votes to override the expected Evers veto.

Wisconsin’s proposal follows a national trend of Republican-controlled legislatures moving to thwart certain ideas they associate with “critical race theory.”

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