Alabama Governor Signs Law Banning DEI Policies at Public Schools and Universities
“liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe”
This is quickly becoming the rule of thumb in red states. More Republicans need to get on board.
CNN reports, via MSN:
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs sweeping law that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion at public schools and universities
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a sweeping bill into law Wednesday that prohibits public schools and universities from maintaining or funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The law, known as SB129, also requires public universities to “designate restrooms on the basis of biological sex” — which Alabama law defines as “the physical condition of being male or female, as stated on the individual’s original birth certificate” — and not the gender that aligns with how a person identifies.
In a statement shared with CNN Wednesday, Gov. Ivey said her administration “will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity,” but she vowed to stop DEI supporters and proponents from pursuing a “liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe.”
The law goes into effect on October 1, 2024.
SB129 comes amid a nationwide push from conservative lawmakers to limit the rights of transgender and LGBTQ individuals and ban DEI programs after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action.
The legislation prohibits local public school boards and universities from maintaining an office or department that promotes DEI. It also bars students, employees, and contractors from being required to attend any DEI “training, orientation, or course work that advocates or requires assent to a divisive concept.”
The legislation outlines eight “divisive concepts” including discussions around conscious or subconscious racism and sexism, and whether “meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist” that are now prohibited.
It also empowers state agencies – including local boards of education and public universities – to “discipline or terminate the employment of any employee or contractor who knowingly violates this act.”
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It has teeth. I like it.
Time to cancel DEI/CRT for toxic anti-white rhetoric. DEI/CRT is such a fraud. There will be no reparations.
This win has been brought to you by GOVERNMENT. We are not anarchists, government is not a bad word we could either use it for good as it is being done in this article about Alabama or encourage the left to use it for evil there is no middle ground.
Sorta. Brought by Gov’t aka elected officials responding to constituents who raised hell to get it done.
Govt can and should perform the necessary and explicit functions delegated to it by the people. No more, no less. The problem many of us have with Gov’t is that it like every institution becomes more and more concerned with acquiring/expanding its powers/reach and perpetrating its existence in the face of pushback by those of us who point out where Govt is acting outside the scope of the original delegation and enumeration of specific and narrow powers. The bureaucracy becomes entrenched and often is more concerned with its own existence and gaining power or more lucrative payment or benefits than actually accomplishing its tasks efficiently.
Ronald Raegan wasn’t trying to acquire/expand powers for the sake of it when he to used government to achieve something important (like the fact that your phone company isn’t censoring your call? Thank Raegan)
It comes down to who we pick to lead the government. Failure to use the power we win means we waste it as Tory in Britain has for the last decades.
God bless Governor Ivey. She can’t constitutionally serve another term and, even if she could, she would probably retire. After all, she’s in her late seventies and has already had to deal with a cancer diagnosis. We are hoping for another person who would govern much like her to be the next governor. Please, Lord, send us another Kay Ivey! She’s one tough lady and that’s no bull.
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