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Abstract
[Excerpt] "At the State House, attention has returned to New Hampshire's so-called 'divisive concepts' law. The law, enacted in 2021, bars public K-12 teachers from engaging in certain forms of instruction on issues of race, gender, and other forms of discrimination. The Legislature is presently considering bills both to repeal the law and to extend it to the higher education context.
Those who support repeal tend to emphasize the vital need for classroom conversations on topics near the periphery of the restraints on speech imposed by law. And rightly so. The law's purpose and effect are to deter teachers and schools from engaging in such conversations. Bans on speech targeting controversial topics are rooted in weakness and fear, not strength. Over time, Americans have always come to see them as misguided."
Department
Law
Publication Date
1-20-2022
Journal Title
New Hampshire Bulletin
Publisher
New Hampshire Bulletin
Document Type
Commentary
Recommended Citation
John Greabe, "Commentary: Divisive concepts and regulation by threat of baseless lawsuit", New Hampshire Bulletin, Jan. 20, 2022 at https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/01/20/commentary-divisive-concepts-and-regulation-by-threat-of-baseless-lawsuit/