Bill to Ban Racial Oppression as Subject in Louisiana Schools is Shelved
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A proposal that would have made it illegal for schools to teach that students of any race or national origin face oppression was voluntarily shelved Tuesday by its author.
, authored by Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, would have added to the 鈥淧arents鈥� Bill of Rights for Public Schools鈥� that 鈥渢he school shall not discriminate against their child by teaching the child that the child is currently or destined to be oppressed or to be an oppressor based on the child鈥檚 race or national origin.鈥澛�
Hodges pulled the bill rather than put it up for a vote before the House Education Committee.
鈥淢ost of the time, children become successful or failures based on what a parent or a teacher instills in them,鈥� said Hodges, who has a history in the Louisiana Legislature of .
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want our children in Louisiana to be taught that they鈥檙e oppressed or oppressors or victims or victimizers. That鈥檚 counterproductive to making them good citizens,鈥� she added.
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