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Committee rejects bill limiting how race and ethnicity are taught after extended debate
Summary
After an amendment and extended debate about whether the bill would constrain teachers or prevent teaching hard history, the committee voted 4‑3 with one non‑vote to reject House Bill 17‑61, which would have restricted certain instructional content on race and ethnicity and left enforcement to local school boards.
A committee vote on House Bill 17‑61 failed after extended testimony and debate over how the measure would affect classroom instruction on race and ethnicity.
Representative Mark Lowry presented the bill, which he said relates to instructional materials and curriculum guides addressing racial and ethnic issues. He emphasized that the bill “does not at all infringe upon the teaching of black history” or historical incidents such as the 1957 Little Rock crisis or the Elaine riots, and argued the measure would prohibit curricular materials that teach any race or…
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