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Laws setting guiderails for classroom instruction on race passed this year in Republican-controlled states have left some teachers worried about how they will be enforced. Particularly in districts with large numbers of people of color, educators say they worry everyday discussions about students experiences could land teachers in hot water.
May 5, 2021
Tennessee teachers will be restricted from discussing systemic racism with their students or lose state funding if legislation approved Wednesday becomes law.
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The Senate voted 25-7 for the ban one day after the House easily passed the bill along partisan lines in Tennessee s GOP-controlled legislature, following several days of fiery debate.
A spokeswoman for Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not immediately respond when asked if he would sign the bill into law.
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Tennessee becomes the latest state on the verge of limiting the depth of classroom discussions about inequality and concepts such as white privilege as part of a conservative backlash to America s reckoning over racism.
Barbara McCord Special to The Oak Ridger
John Spratling, a social studies teacher and coach, and an active member of the Oak Ridge-Anderson County branch of the NAACP, was recently awarded the Civil Rights/Liberties: Excellence in Teaching award is sponsored by Social Studies School Service by Nystrom Education, a subsidiary of Social Studies School Service.
The Tennessee Council for the Social Studies President Josh Kenna made the presentation. Spratling received a plaque and a check for $250. The sponsoring publisher, Social Studies School Service, develops both core and supplemental curriculums that aim to advance students’ abilities to think critically and ask good questions. The company is a national leader in social studies education and sponsors civil rights awards for teachers in many states.