File photo: In his letter, Gov. Andy Beshear said that children and adults must be able to exercise their First Amendment rights and have important discussions free of government censorship.Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that contains elements of an “anti-critical race theory” bill that he says “tries to police classroom discussions on topics such as race.”
SB1 states in part that public schools shall provide instructions that align with certain concepts including: “An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed by other members of the same race or sex;” and “The understanding that the institution of slavery and post-Civil War laws enforcing racial segregation and discrimination were contrary to the fundamental American promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as...
The bill received final passage from the state Senate last month, according to the Kentucky General Assembly page on SB 1.