Thread by @JeffreyASachs

This thread from Rufo is further evidence for the theory that anti-CRT advocates know how insane this legislative session is going to be. They can see what's coming and want to ever so slightly disassociate themselves from it. I doubt it will work.

https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1479512380400803843

First, you can see more evidence of that effort here. It's a trend!

https://twitter.com/JeffreyASachs/status/1470786287955324936

Rufo thinks he can deflate the argument further by shifting to curriculum transparency (which, to be clear, has been a part of these bills since the beginning; Rufo isn't breaking new ground here). What he fails to consider is that curriculum transparency bills can be crazy too.

How crazy? This is Indiana HB 1231, introduced last week by Rep. John Jacob (R). It requires schools to allow a MINIMUM of five taxpayers (not parents -- taxpayers) to sit in and observe classroom instruction.

legiscan.com/IN/bill/HB1231…

If Missouri's HB 2189 passes, they'll be able to attend teachers' professional development programs too. I like to imagine a row of QAnon supporters just chilling out, watching Ms. Prosser from 6th grade English discuss new state testing standards.

legiscan.com/MO/text/HB2189…

Of course, I'm sure you remember Oklahoma's SB 1142, which would require schools to remove from the library any book a parent deems offensive. Failure to promptly comply would cost librarians their jobs and expose the school to $1000s in civil penalties.

star-telegram.com/news/nation-wo…

My goodness, what else? South Carolina's "Freedom from Ideological Coercion and Indoctrination Act" establishes a state-run hotline that members of the public can use to report professors who "omit relevant and important context" from their lessons.

scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2…

Indiana HB 1040 requires teachers to notify parents in advance if they intend to counsel students about pronoun selection.

legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1040…

And so forth. This is on top of the dozen or so bills that require schools to make all curricular and professional development materials publicly available on a searchable website. And not just for parents, either. Everyone.

Now here's the thing. These bills are clearly crazy and Rufo is deluding himself if he thinks they won't get even crazier. But the fact of the matter is that there IS room for a reasonable compromise. Parents *should* be able to know what's being taught to their kids.

Of course, generally they already have that right. What a compromise bill would do is take that material and place it on a website where it can be more easily consulted. That's something lots of schools already do, with carve-outs for copyrighted stuff.

But this is America we're talking about. Don't expect compromise. Expect instead pedal-to-the-floor levels of Red State legislative insanity, because that's currently what sells. And nobody has done more to create that market than Rufo.