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DE SB341
Bill
Status
6/29/2022
Primary Sponsor
Bryant Richardson
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AI Summary
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Requires all Delaware school districts and charter schools serving high school students to provide instruction in comparative political ideology in grade 10, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
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Instruction must include comparative discussion of political ideologies, specifically communism and totalitarianism, and how they conflict with U.S. founding principles of freedom and democracy.
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Instruction is designed to explore various political ideologies, highlight conflicts with U.S. principles, prepare students as responsible citizens, and reaffirm commitment to constitutional liberty.
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Requires the Department of Education to develop and publicly share instructional resources and curate oral history accounts from victims of authoritarian regimes comparing those systems to the United States.
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Mandates each school district and charter school designate an individual to oversee implementation and report annually to the Department, which must submit yearly reports to the Governor and General Assembly on instruction implementation.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Comparative Political Ideology Instruction.
Last Action
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
6/29/2022