New Schools Lawsuit: Teachers, School Districts and Others Sue Over New State Anti-DEI Law

New Schools Lawsuit: Teachers, School Districts and Others Sue Over New State Anti-DEI Law

By KATHARINE WEBSTER, InDepthNH.org The state’s largest teacher’s union, four school districts, an advocacy organization and two individuals sued state officials in federal court on Thursday over a new law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in schools, colleges and public agencies – such as police departments and libraries – that receive state funding. The lawsuit over the anti-DEI sections of House Bill 2, the budget rider that too…

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Four districts joined the state’s largest teachers union and other advocates in a lawsuit that addresses themes similar to those in two prior cases that are still pending.

Teachers union, advocacy groups sue state over DEI ban

The state’s largest teachers’ union has joined advocacy groups ACLU-NH and GLAD Law in a lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday challenging a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ban that took effect in the Granite State on July 1.