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TexasTowelie

(112,121 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 04:40 AM Sep 2018

Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to ban teachers from talking politics, government in school

Pennsylvania lawmaker Will Tallman is not seeking re-election in November.

But if the Adams County Republican has his way, he will go out with the passage of a monumental bill that would re-write free speech rules in schools by banning discussions centered around modern-day civics, politics and science in classrooms.

On Friday, Tallman sent a memo to the 203-member state House seeking support for a bill he dubbed the “Teacher Code of Ethics,” which legal experts questioned as unconstitutional overreach.

In the memo, Tallman said his bill would forbid public school teachers from endorsing, supporting or opposing candidates or incumbents for local, state and federal offices while in the classroom. On the job, teachers could not discuss enacted or pending legislation, regulations, executive orders or court cases involving any level or branch of government. They could not talk about activities “that hamper or impede” law enforcement actions or military recruiters on campus.

Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pennsylvania-tallman-political-speech-ban-bill-20180917-story.html

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Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to ban teachers from talking politics, government in school (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2018 OP
What??!! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #1
Thus proving that there are stupid people everywhere. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #3
If you eliminate history and science, what's left?? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #4
Its going to take 100 years to un-do the damage these old fucks are doing to our Country! Meadowoak Sep 2018 #2
OK to talk about rightwing fundy 'christian' religion, though, right Tallman? Mc Mike Sep 2018 #5

TexasTowelie

(112,121 posts)
3. Thus proving that there are stupid people everywhere.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 04:55 AM
Sep 2018

I guess that the man believes that if lawmakers keep the populace stupid then they will keep electing Republicans.

Rhiannon12866

(205,202 posts)
4. If you eliminate history and science, what's left??
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 05:38 AM
Sep 2018

We already know that Trump has no use for reading and didn't succeed at all those companies he started. And without education, how will we move forward, or even exist? They need to screen the movie "Idiocracy," but Trump would never get it.

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