Arizona House Passes Bill Requiring Schools Share Stories From People Who Fled Communism

Students at Hillsborough High School wait in line to have temperature checked before entering the building in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images

The Republican-majority Arizona House on June 25 approved a bill that could mandate that school teachers share stories from people who fled communism as part of the curriculum.

The requirement is part of House Bill 2898 (pdf), which includes changes in laws governing K–12 education in the state. The language was inserted by Republican state Rep. Judy Burges, and states that the measure will prepare students to be “civically responsible and knowledgeable adults.”