Here’s a look at some of the bills under consideration:

Kansas’s HB 2662: This “parents’ rights” measure sets rules about where K-12 curricular materials must be posted and how parents should be notified, with some anti-CRT language. The bill would also change the state’s obscenity law, making it a class B misdemeanor for a teacher to use any material depicting "homosexuality."
South Carolina H 4605: Prohibits teaching one race or sex is inherently superior or inferior to another, and similar concepts. Also forbids teachers from covering "controversial and age-inappropriate topics" such as "gender identity or lifestyles."
Indiana HB 104: Prohibits teachers from discussing "sexual orientation," "transgenderism," or "gender identity" without parental consent.
Arizona HB 2011: Requires students to get parents’ permission before they join school clubs "involving sexuality, gender or gender identity." This means students in the LGBTQ community would have to come out to their parents before seeking support from classmates.
Tennessee HB 800: Prohibit public schools from adopting instructional materials that "promote, normalize, support, or address lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) issues or lifestyles."
North Carolina’s S 514: Requires teachers and college faculty to report to a parent if a child displays signs of "gender nonconformity."

‘No recent parallel’

Oklahoma has been a hotbed of “educational gag order” activity, with 10 proposals that aim to limit instruction and restrict library collections, Sachs and Friedman say.

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Rapid rise of 'gag orders' reveals a new appetite for K-12 censorship

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