South Fulton Today

A Georgia House committee recently approved legislation prohibiting the teaching of "divisive concepts" in public schools following conservative arguments that the state must prevent teachers from promoting racial division, according to a Fox News Report.

In February, the House Education Committee voted 13-7 in favor of House Bill 1084, which proposes to prevent the teaching of a number of courses in accordance with a 2020 executive order made by former President Donald Trump, which has since been repealed.

Representative Will Wade(R-Dawsonville), the bill's sponsor, claimed that the bill's objective is to help schools facilitate a unified vision of America's history and government.

A Georgia House committee recently approved legislation prohibiting the teaching of "divisive concepts" in public schools following conservative arguments that the state must prevent teachers from promoting racial division | Wil Wade for State House/Facebook

"This is to ensure that we become the United States of America and we are united in addressing these issues," Wade stated.

The bill, which now heads to the full House for consideration, is designed to bar "divisive conceptions," including claims that the U.S. is "fundamentally or systematically racist."

It would also reject the notion that anyone is "inherently racist or repressive, whether consciously or unconsciously," in order to ensure that no one experiences guilt or any other kind of 'psychological distress' as a result of their ethnicity.

Additionally, Republican legislators are supporting legislation that would grant parents the authority to review what their children are taught in school.