Federal Judge Strikes Down School Ban on CRT, ‘Divisive Concepts’

In a first in the nation, a New Hampshire federal judge ruled on May 28 that banning teaching critical race theory (CRT)  and other “divisive concepts” in schools is unconstitutional. The ruling, prompted by a legal challenge of the ban by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), could have a sweeping impact across the U.S., where 44 states have enacted such bans. In what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) quickly heralded as a landmark ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro noted that New Hampshire law banning the teachings was born out of legislation based on President Donald Trump’s executive order entitled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” and that it was revoked by an executive order by President Joe Biden....