'It's exactly the kind of top-down, 1984-style Big Brother government that I thought Republicans were opposed to,' one professor said.
From 4 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., hundreds of students and educators testified against Senate Bill 83.
Bill sponsor state Sen. Jerry Cirino defended his bill to News 5, saying that good professors have nothing to worry about. He has received many emails from professors who are emailing his office about their concern for their jobs, he added.The bill is about free speech and diversity of thought since some conservatives feel discriminated against, he added.
"For how many people were speaking out against this bill — as the sponsor, what does that tell you about this piece of legislation?" News 5's Morgan Trau asked Cirino. "Our universities should be beacons of free speech, should welcome vastly differing opinions and there should be a rigorous debate on all of these issues," Cirino said."That's the kind of education we owe our students who very often go into debt significantly in order to get this education."
Back in March of 2022, News 5 aired an exclusive report that state Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur wanted students to hear about the Holocaust from"both sides," or rather from the perspective of a"German soldier." Northeast Ohio Jewish leaders had been reaching out to News 5 to see if this bill would also require teachings of"both sides" of the Holocaust.
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