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New Jersey S4086

EDUCATIONINTRODUCED

Prohibits teaching of critical race theory in public schools; prohibits public school teachers from engaging in political, ideological, or religious advocacy in classroom.

Legislative Session

active

2024-2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

c. Recent experience has shown that teachers in public schools are now more willing to engage in political and ideological indoctrination by pressuring students into adopting their own views. d. Such indoctrination has no place in public schools and threatens their ability to provide students with a high-quality education.

A school district shall not include, as part of a course of instruction or in a curriculum or instructional program, [...] instructional materials that promote concepts related to critical race theory. For purposes of this act, "critical race theory" includes, but shall not be limited to, any of the following concepts: [...] (10) promoting division between, or resentment of, a race, sex, religion, creed, nonviolent political affiliation, social class, or class of people;

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History

DateAction
2025-02-03Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee