Federal lawsuit over education policy could change curriculum in SC public schools

Federal lawsuit over education policy could change curriculum in SC public schools

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - A legal battle in federal court could change how race and history are taught in South Carolina public school classrooms. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Columbia heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by the South Carolina NAACP and several plaintiffs against the State Superintendent of Education, Ellen Weaver, over a budget proviso. The proviso prohibits the use of public funds to teach that one race or sex is inherently su…

'It's unconstitutional': NAACP challenges South Carolina curriculum censorship

The NAACP is challenging a provision in South Carolina's state budget in federal court, arguing it censors educational content in classrooms.The legal action f

Lawsuit challenges educational censorship and the cancellation of AP African American Studies course - ABC Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A local teacher and librarian were in a federal courthouse on Wednesday, fighting a state proviso. The lawsuit known as “NAACP-SC v. Weaver” was filed by the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund and the Bailey Law Firm — and challenges an educational censorship law within the state’s Budget Proviso 1.79 — that resulted in the cancellation of the AP African American Studies courses throughout the state. Attorneys Charles McLaurin, Tyl…