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Policy Spotlight: Curriculum Censorship & Hostile School Climate Bills Infographics


Infographic 1.
States Are Considering Hundreds of Bills that Censor Curriculum and Undermine a Supportive School Environment for Students:


Figure 1.
From 2020 to 2021, Nearly Every State 
Considered Curriculum Censorship and/or 
Hostile School Climate Bills:

 


Figure 2.
In 2020-2021, At Least 30 States Considered Curriculum Censorship Bills:




Figure 3.
In 2020-2021, At Least 40 States Considered 
Hostile School Climate Bills:

 

Figure 4.
States Are Increasingly Prioritizing Curriculum Censorship and Hostile School Climate Bills:



Figure 5.
From 2020 to 2021, the Number of Curriculum Censorship and Hostile School Climate Bills Grew Dramatically, Especially Bills Censoring 
Discussions of Race and Banning Transgender Students from Playing Sports:




Figure 6.
Curriculum Censorship and Hostile School Climate Bills Have Many Potential Harmful Consequences for Children, Schools, and Education:



Quote Graphic 1:
2021 Statement by Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, Vetoing a Bill Imposing Bureaucratic Burdens on Schools:




Table 1.
In 2020-2021, States Considered and Passed Many Types of Curriculum Censorship and Hostile School Climate Bills:





The following infographics are drawn from the report Policy Spotlight: Curriculum Censorship & Hostile School Climate Bills, authored by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP).

The report was released in partnership with Equality Federation.

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The term “sexual orientation” is loosely defined as a person’s pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to people of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or more than one sex or gender. Laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation primarily protect or harm lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. That said, transgender people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual can be affected by laws that explicitly mention sexual orientation.

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