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West Virginia Legislation Would Criminalize Teaching Social Problems First

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Attention West Virginia civics teachers.

Legislation was introduced this week in the West Virginia House of Delegates (HB 2107) that would prohibit the teaching of “social problems, economics, foreign affairs, the United Nations, world government, socialism or communism until basic courses in American state and local geography and history are completed.”

And if the teacher teaches “social problems” first?

He or she will be charged with a misdemeanor crime and fined.

And then fired.

The bill was introduced by Delegates John Overington (R-Berkeley), Geoff Foster (R-Putnam), Eric Householder (R-Berkeley), Kelli Sobonya (R-Cabell), Michel Moffat (R-Putnam), Ruth Rowan (R-Hampshire), Cindy Frich (R-Monogalia) and Jim Butler (R-Mason).

The legislation requires one and a half years of study in the history of the United States and the founding documents of the country, including “the study of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights, using the historical, political and social environments surrounding each document at the time of its initial passage or ratification and shall include the study of historical documents such as the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers to firmly establish the historical background leading to the establishment of the provisions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights by the founding fathers for the purposes of safeguarding our Constitutional republic.”

That must be taught first.

The bill makes clear that “before students may participate in secondary level courses involving the study of social problems, global economics, foreign affairs, the United Nations, world government, socialism or communism, pupils shall first have completed basic instruction in geography, United States history, United States government and the government of the State of West Virginia, local governments in West Virginia, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutions of the United States and the State of West Virginia.”

What if the study of the history of the United States involves the study of social problems, like slavery?

Is the teacher charged with a crime?

What if the study of the U.S. history involves the study of global economics?

Will the teacher be fired?

What if the study of U.S. history involves the study of a U.S. president, Woodrow Wilson, who first proposed the League of Nations?

Will the teacher be dragged out of school?

If you do mention social problems before you mention the founding documents, what, pray tell, are the penalties?

Let us go to the legislation.

“Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $10 for each violation, and each week during which there is a violation shall constitute a separate offense.”

“If the person so convicted occupy a position in connection with the public schools, that person shall automatically be removed from that position and shall be ineligible for reappointment to that or a similar position for the period of one year.”

What if the civics teacher teaches McCarthyism before Federalism?

Goodbye civics teacher.

Hello Joe McCarthy.

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Russell Mokhiber is editor of the Washington, D.C.-based Corporate Crime Reporter. He is also founder of singlepayeraction.org, and editor of the website Morgan County USA.

  

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Do Most Americans (i.e white folk) NOT think the US's history is F'd up? [View all] , Buddy_Gilapagos, Fri Feb-06-15 11:17 AM
 
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Yes n.m
Feb 06th 2015
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Moral relativism
Feb 06th 2015
2
Yup. Never forget an argument i had in the Bush era
Feb 06th 2015
5
      ha!
Feb 06th 2015
12
the average white person has a "do what you gotta do" attitude
Feb 06th 2015
3
I lightweight hope this one blows up...
Feb 06th 2015
4
it'd be awesome if we had a week long national debate on this
Feb 06th 2015
9
how can you even be offended at what Obama said? facts are facts
Feb 06th 2015
6
because it is not "their" facts lol
Feb 06th 2015
7
i could deal w/that stuff you read in the Economist
Feb 06th 2015
8
yep
Feb 06th 2015
10
I kept reading it waiting for the caveat or the asterisk.
Feb 06th 2015
11
RE: i could deal w/that stuff you read in the Economist
Feb 06th 2015
13
Perfect! The way it should have always been printed
Feb 06th 2015
22
yes
Feb 06th 2015
14
. . .
Feb 06th 2015
16
^^shit that's actually happening while people chase conspiracies
Feb 06th 2015
31
"I take for granted that everyone knows what BHO is saying is a fact."
Feb 06th 2015
17
They feel Manifest Destiny justifies everything. n/m
Feb 06th 2015
18
yup.
Feb 06th 2015
19
i remember saying that the manifest destiny was racist* in class
Feb 06th 2015
27
Certain parts of the country (the south) are still trying to justify shi...
Feb 06th 2015
20
The term "War of Northern Aggression" is still heavily used today
Feb 06th 2015
21
Damn. This is the first time I've ever noticed this term
Feb 06th 2015
24
Most Americans don't know shit about shit unless it's sports
Feb 06th 2015
23
ill never forget i was kickin it down in SC and i saw a white dude...
Feb 06th 2015
25
Get over it. Stop making everything about race.
Feb 06th 2015
26
I think I'd like to tape a bunch of children saying each of these lines....
Feb 06th 2015
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Archive!
Feb 06th 2015
29
about sums it up
Feb 09th 2015
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nah...
Feb 09th 2015
35
      n/m
Feb 09th 2015
36
Lol speaking of this, i just watched Dinesh's new movie "America"
Feb 06th 2015
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uh maybe you just found out abt Saul alinsky but...
Feb 09th 2015
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I've been posting dark and angry lately. I think SAD is messing with me...
Feb 09th 2015
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Yes and no.
Feb 10th 2015
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^
Feb 10th 2015
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