Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday a bill that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public schools, universities, and state agencies.
A big talker on the bill revolves around bathrooms being designated for people of their biological sex, not how people identify.) -
Alabama followed the footsteps of neighboring states. Tennessee already enacted their anti-DEI law, and Georgia and Mississippi are working on theirs.prevents schools from requiring students to attend classes that advocate for what the bill describes as “divisive concepts” relating to race, sex, or religion.
A big talker on the bill revolved around bathrooms being designated for people of their biological sex, not how people identify.‘Prevents student, staff, or faculty organizations from hosting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that may involve divisive concepts.’A controversial topic in the bill is the use of bathrooms.
“This bill would also require each public institution of higher education to ensure that multiple occupancy restrooms are designated for use based on biological sex.”“My administration has and will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses – or wherever else for that matter – to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe.
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