GOP state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. introduced a bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’ in schools.
A Louisiana Republican state representative said Tuesday that he wants to ban schools from teaching “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism and sexism, and instead wants to teach students about the “good” of slavery.
State Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. made the comments during a debate over his bill, H.B. 564, which bans schools from teaching students, “That either the United States of America or the state of Louisiana is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist or sexist.”
“If you are having a discussion on whatever the case may be, on slavery, then you can talk about everything dealing with slavery: the good, the bad, the ugly,” Garofalo Jr. said, according to video posted by the Louisiana Democratic Party. Continue reading.