• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Iowa Torch
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
The Iowa Torch
The Iowa Torch
No Result
View All Result
Home State Government

Iowa House Bill Prohibiting Activist Civics in Schools Tabled

State Rep. Sandy Salmon: "This bill is intended to prohibit activist civics and make sure partisanship stays out of civics and civics-related classes in our schools.

Shane Vander HartbyShane Vander Hart
February 8, 2022
in Education, State Government
Reading Time: 1 min read
Iowa House Bill Prohibiting Activist Civics in Schools Tabled

State Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, represents Iowa House District 63.

DES MOINES, Iowa – State Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, introduced HF 2053 in January. The bill prohibits teachers who teach social studies, civics, U.S. History, or U.S. Government from being compelled to teach current events and “controversial issues of public policy and social affairs.” 

RELATED POSTS

Reynolds signs two bills addressing transgender children

School restroom bill heads to Reynolds’ desk

Iowa House sends government reorganization bill to Reynolds’ desk

The legislation also requires teachers who teach such topics to present diverse and disparate positions. It also prohibits teachers from requiring students to lobby for particular legislation or advocate for a public policy.

The bill also prohibits schools from using private money to purchase curriculum, training, or professional development materials. It also prohibits schools from compelling teachers to affirm a belief in critical race theory or transgender ideology against that teacher’s religious or philosophical convictions.

An Iowa House subcommittee last Tuesday, consisting of State Reps. Salmon, Phil Thompson, R-Jefferson, and Sharon Steckman, D-Mason City, tabled the legislation for the year. 

ADVERTISEMENT

Salmon signed onto her bill, but the other two representatives declined to sign. 

“This bill is intended to prohibit activist civics and make sure partisanship stays out of civics and civics-related classes in our schools,” she told The Iowa Torch.

“The other two committee members did not want to move the bill forward. Representative Thompson was supportive of some of the provisions and is helping to work on trying to move those portions forward, perhaps on another bill,” she added.

Tags: 2022 Iowa Legislative Session89th General AssemblyCivicscivics educationCritical Race TheoryPhil ThompsonSandy SalmonSharon Steckman
ShareTweetShare
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Grassley: Supporting the Renewable Fuels Industry

Next Post

Cities in Iowa Emphasize Infrastructure Plans for ARPA Funding

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the editor of The Iowa Torch.

Related Posts

white tiled wall with men s restroom sign
State Government

School restroom bill heads to Reynolds’ desk

March 20, 2023
Iowa’s New Unemployment Rate Holds Steady, Overall Rates Rise
Opinion

Horn: It’s time for employers get serious about Iowa’s untapped workforce

March 17, 2023
Opinion

Hendrickson & Randall: Restoring civic education in Iowa

August 2, 2022
Hendrickson: Fiscal Conservatism Works
Opinion

Hendrickson: A pro-taxpayer budget

June 8, 2022
Group Pushes for Tax Cuts with Iowa’s Projected Revenue Growth
State Government

The Iowa Legislature adjourns for the 2022 session.

May 25, 2022
State Government

Iowa House will not vote on school choice bill this year

May 24, 2022
Next Post

Cities in Iowa Emphasize Infrastructure Plans for ARPA Funding

Schultz: The Amendment That Doesn’t Do Anything

Schultz: Balancing Fiscal Discipline with K-12 Funding Needs

Sign-Up For Our Daily Updates

Get The Iowa Torch right in your inbox!

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

Recommended Articles

Reynolds Appoints Meghan Corbin as District Court Judge

Reynolds Appoints Stacy Ritchie as District Court Judge

September 3, 2021
Unemployed, Injured Workers Will See Increase in State Benefits

State of Iowa Paid $239k in Unemployment to Ineligible Claimants

November 18, 2021

Hendrickson: Reining in Iowa’s administrative state

March 1, 2023

Popular Stories

  • elderly couple walking on a flower field

    Sherman: Iowa can fight back against the Biden Administration’s attack on retirees and families

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • School restroom bill heads to Reynolds’ desk

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Ernst: Biden’s WOTUS whiplash.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Horn: It’s time for employers get serious about Iowa’s untapped workforce

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reynolds signs two bills addressing transgender children

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

The Iowa Torch

The Iowa Torch​ is a for-profit, news organization that focuses on political news as it relates to Iowans

Categories

  • Education
  • Federal Government
  • Iowa History
  • Local Government
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • State Government
  • Uncategorized
  • Uncategorized

Newsletter

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.