Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire’s Ban on Critical Race Theory in Classrooms
Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire’s Ban on Critical Race Theory in Classrooms  
Podcast: Education in Focus
Published On: Mon Jun 03 2024
Description: A federal judge ruled earlier this week that New Hampshire laws limiting classroom discussions around critical race theory and divisive topics are unconstitutionally vague and violate the Fourteenth Amendment. New Hampshire was one of the dozens of states to pass laws limiting classroom instruction related to the legal framework that seeks to explain how racism permeates societal institutions, which critics of critical race theory call “divisive.” The law was challenged by the New Hampshire chapter of the ACLU as well as teachers unions in the state, who were concerned with what they could teach students given the scope of the law. The judge agreed that the laws were too vague. Full story:https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/cultural-issues/article_057a8fd0-1f92-11ef-9f3d-fbefc8ec3c6d.html