Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices
“shall not establish or maintain a central office, policy, procedure, or initiative that promotes DEl ideology”
There were signs that this was coming. Now it has happened and there is a lot here to like.
See the thread from Steve McGuire below:
BREAKING: The Idaho Board of Education has passed resolutions requiring the state’s public universities to:
-Shut down DEI offices and policies.
-Commit to political neutrality.
-Protect free expression.
-Provide free expression training to faculty, students, and staff.
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
The DEI resolution says institutions
“shall not use personal identity characteristics in decisions affecting the employment or education of any employee or student.”
“shall not establish or maintain a central office, policy, procedure, or initiative that promotes DEl ideology.”
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
It also resolves that:
“no student resource or student success center serves students based on DEI ideology.”
“no institution employee or student shall be required to declare gender identity or preferred pronouns in any form of communication.” pic.twitter.com/4X8OuBXF2b
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
The free expression resolution requires institutions to “maintain political neutrality.”
(Note that they amended the language to use “political neutrality” rather than “institutional neutrality” through out.) pic.twitter.com/M0LudcZepn
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
Institutions must also:
-Protect free speech and academic freedom.
-Protect the operations and safety of their campuses.
-Establish clear limits and procedures for free expression.
-Introduce diverse views on campus.
-Provide training to new students, faculty, and staff. pic.twitter.com/5p0GQNKJC9
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
Boise State already took some action in anticipation of the DEI resolution, as shared by @libsoftiktok: https://t.co/GFy4hYf414
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 18, 2024
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