Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up to woke ideology in the classroom

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief to defend a South Carolina legal provision prohibiting public schools from teaching students that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive.

“United States history and civics should be taught in a way that does not include leftist ideologies,” Attorney General Wilson said. “Using public funds to indoctrinate students is a prioritization of social agendas rather than education.”

The amici states’ position is that there is no First Amendment right to compel state-funded schools to implement certain curricula or stock library shelves with inflammatory and prejudiced materials.

“The First Amendment grants the right of individuals to speak freely,” Attorney General Wilson continued. “It does not require the State to continue providing access to particular books or political ideologies.”

Joining Attorney General Wilson in this brief are the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

You can read the brief here.