That the House of Representatives—
condemns racism in all forms and calls on the American people to eliminate racism and defend the civil rights of all people, including within our Nation’s education system;
calls on the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and State attorneys general to assist schools in being compliant with existing civil rights laws and to investigate and enforce the law when appropriate;
supports States’ and communities’ actions to implement policies and practices to protect the rights of parents and guardians to know what their children are being taught;
calls on States and communities to support curriculum transparency policies to make elementary and secondary education curriculum materials accessible, including online, to parents, guardians, and the public for review before the use of such materials;
recognizes that open enrollment and school choice policies allow students to access the school, and thereby the curriculum, which the parent or guardian believes is best positioned to educate the student;
condemns State and local educational agencies that facilitate or expend resources on education and professional development exercises that focus on ostracizing one individual or group from another;
condemns the practice of requiring teachers to receive Critical Race Theory education in order to be certified as a teacher; and
urges State and local educational agencies to ensure that students are taught civics education to learn the core tenants of American Government, the Constitution, the rule of law, and that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination by race, color, or national origin.