Senator Gerald Allen, an Alabama Republican, is spearheading two initiatives aimed at promoting patriotism in schools. One bill seeks to establish an 'American History and Civics Excellence Initiative' that would provide teachers with training on a more positive interpretation of American history. Another bill, which Allen has repeatedly introduced, mandates the weekly broadcast of the national anthem in schools.
Oh, sure, our ills plague us like the Joker plagues Gotham. Gun violence and economic stagnation in parts of our state. Prison overcrowding and struggling schools and the crisis of rural healthcare and blah blah blah.
Faster than some speeding bull****, more powerful with a loco motive! Able to reach appalled squealing in a single bound.to see how our creepy crusaders hope to save us from dangers they see: the perils of librarians and vaccines and drag queens and our own problematic history. The head of the initiative would of course have to be confirmed by the Senate, which collectively thinks of Brother John Birch as a leftie. Teachers who complete the online indoctrination, I mean instruction, would receive a one-time stipend of $3,000.Allen, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, has another bill that would require schools to broadcast the national anthem at least once a week. He’s tried that one for years. He’ll file it until he gets it.A group of Republican House members led by Rep.
For libraries specifically, the bill defines sexual conduct as “any sexual or gender-oriented conduct, presentation, or activity that knowingly exposes a minor to a person who is dressed in sexually revealing, exaggerated, or provocative clothing or costumes, who is stripping, or who is engaged in lewd or lascivious dancing.”
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