Thread by @JeffreyASachs

Yeah, if Glenn thinks these bills are only about what public K-12 teachers can say in the classroom, he's sorely misinformed. On top of that, creationism is not "banned" in the classroom. It can be discussed, just not as fact or a legitimate scientific theory. By contrast...1/

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1487596091293974529

...many of the Educational Gag Orders would prohibit teachers from discussing in *any* respect (however neutrally or without endorsement) certain ideas associated with "CRT". 2/

For instance, here's South Carolina's Freedom from Ideological Coercion and Indoctrination Act. It would apply to public and private K-12, public and private higher ed, private businesses that contract with the state, and nonprofits.

scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2…

For reasons I explain over at @PENamerica, it is also insane.

pen.org/scope-speed-ed…

@PENamerica By the way, there's another reason why the analogy with creationism fails. The reason why you can't teach creationism as fact in a public K-12 classroom isn't because liberals banned it. It's because it violates the Establishment Clause, as GG surely knows.

@PENamerica American constitutional law treats religious speech differently. It just does. Rail against that if you want, but bear in mind that at some point in some place in the country's history, that special status has protected your religion against government attack.

@PENamerica We don't handle classroom speech about race and racism the same as we do speech about whether God made the universe, and that's just the way it is. We have some pretty good reasons, too.

@PENamerica CODA: Here's one more case. This one actually passed, becoming law in North Dakota after five days of debate. Note that it forbids "instruction relating to critical race theory", not promotion, endorsement, or compulsion. There are many more like this.

legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-20…