JACKSON, Miss.—A Black state legislator from Jackson asked the white legislator from Ackerman if he had introduced his sweeping anti-DEI in education legislation to follow President Donald Trump’s priorities to abolish what is now broadly defined as “DEI” across government and industries in the U.S.
“This is just an issue that we are moving forward,” sponsor Rep. Joey Hood, an Ackerman Republican, told Rep. Bo Brown, a Jackson Democrat, of his House Bill 1193 on Feb. 5. “That could be your opinion, but I don’t think it has any respect right now. I think there’s a lot of members of this body that want to see this passed. I think their constituents have reached out to them, and I’m sure your constituents have reached out to you.”
Hood’s sweeping bill would prohibit Mississippi public schools, state-accredited nonpublic schools and state-supported institutions of higher learning from creating, teaching or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Nor would they be able to require diversity statements or training in hiring, admission and employment processes under a bill the Mississippi House passed the same day Brown asked him about Trump influence.
H.B. 1193 says that public schools cannot teach “divisive concepts” that say a “race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin” is superior to another, a demographic is inherently oppressive, a person should discriminate against another person based on demographics, or members of a demographic group should treat members of another group with disrespect. It says schools should not teach concepts that a person’s moral character is determined by their “race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion or national origin”, a person should not feel “discomfort, guilt, anguish” or “psychological distress” because of their demographic or that traits like “hard work ethic” are racist, sexist or oppressive.
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In addition, public schools should not “maintain any programs, including academic programs or courses, or offices that promote or endorse divisive concepts or concepts promoting transgender ideology, gender-neutral pronouns, heteronormativity, gender theory, sexual
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