To prohibit activities that promote critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion at schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill bans critical race theory instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at schools run by the Department of Defense Education Activity, which serves children of military personnel. It prohibits CRT-related curricula, training, and extracurricular activities, and requires the elimination of DEI offices, officers, resource groups, and training programs.
Who Benefits and How
Military families and parents who oppose CRT and DEI programs gain a formal complaint mechanism and statutory guarantees that these topics will not be taught. Traditional curriculum-focused educators may benefit from clearer instructional guidelines.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DEI staff and officers at DoDEA face job elimination. Consulting firms providing DEI training lose government contracts. Teachers and administrators face disciplinary action including suspension or termination for violations. The DoDEA Director must restructure operations to eliminate all DEI-related functions while preserving EEO and ADA compliance.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits all CRT instruction, training, curricula, and extracurricular activities
- Bans DEI offices, chief diversity officers, equity teams, affinity groups, and DEI training
- Preserves EEO offices and ADA compliance programs
- Establishes enforcement through disciplinary action up to termination
- Creates formal parental complaint process
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools from teaching or promoting critical race theory and from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, positions, resource groups, or training programs, with enforcement mechanisms and a parental complaint process.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Education, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
Prohibits the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools from teaching or promoting critical race theory and from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, positions, resource groups, or training programs, with enforcement mechanisms and a parental complaint process.
Policy Domains
No Woke Indoctrination Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Military families opposed to CRT/DEI
- Parents of DoDEA students
- Traditional curriculum advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DEI staff and officers at DoDEA
- DEI training and consulting firms
- DoDEA teachers and administrators
- DoDEA Director
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
DoDEA school administrators, DoDEA teachers and educators, Military families opposed to CRT in schools
Positive-direction: Military families opposed to CRT in schools, Parents of DoDEA students
Negative-direction: DoDEA school administrators, DoDEA teachers and educators
DoDEA DEI officers and staff, Equal Employment Opportunity offices, Secretary of Defense
Positive-direction: Equal Employment Opportunity offices
Negative-direction: DoDEA DEI officers and staff, Secretary of Defense
Curriculum publishers with CRT-related content
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any theory, framework, or ideology that holds or teaches that any race is inherently superior or inferior, that individuals are inherently racist by virtue of race/sex, that meritocracy is inherently racist, or that individuals should feel guilt on account of race/sex, among other enumerated beliefs.
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