SALT LAKE CITY Though controversy over critical race theory sucked most of the oxygen out of the Utah Legislature s special session on Wednesday, lawmakers acted on a host of other bills including changes to the budget to accept over $1.6 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
In the special session called by Gov. Spencer Cox to deal with the budget and pass 22 bills including one to ban school mask requirements this fall except for special circumstances the Utah Legislature approved legislation to initially spend only $571 million of the federal funds funneled to the state by the American Rescue Plan Act, leaving the rest to be spent after more specifics can be ironed out in the 2022 general session in January.
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SALT LAKE CITY Legislators approved two resolutions on Wednesday to urge the Utah State Board of Education to ban what lawmakers consider harmful critical race theory concepts.
The resolutions were approved despite outcry from community activists and educators, who gathered on the Capitol steps to oppose the resolutions earlier Wednesday morning, and despite Democrats walking out of the House chamber in protest.
The controversial resolutions state some concepts contained in critical race theory degrade important societal values and, if introduced in the classrooms, would harm students learning in the public education system. While not encouraging an outright ban of the theory, the resolutions urge the State School Board to ensure certain concepts aren t taught in Utah schools including:
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Democrats walk out of the House chamber in protest of a Republican resolution encouraging a ban of critical race theory concepts in public education during an extraordinary session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. House Democrats say they were excluded from the conversation with Republicans and want to use the interim time between sessions to study the issue.
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Legislators approved two resolutions on Wednesday to urge the Utah State Board of Education to ban what lawmakers consider “harmful” critical race theory concepts.
The resolutions were approved despite outcry from community activists and educators, who gathered on the Capitol steps to oppose the resolutions earlier Wednesday morning, and despite Democrats walking out of the House chamber in protest.
KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY Legislators approved two resolutions on Wednesday to urge the Utah State Board of Education to ban what lawmakers consider harmful critical race theory concepts.
The resolutions were approved despite outcry from community activists and educators, who gathered on the Capitol steps to oppose the resolutions earlier Wednesday morning, and despite Democrats walking out of the House chamber in protest.
The controversial resolutions state some concepts contained in critical race theory degrade important societal values and, if introduced in the classrooms, would harm students learning in the public education system. While not encouraging an outright ban of the theory, the resolutions urge the State School Board to ensure certain concepts aren t taught in Utah schools including:
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