{"id":2202706,"date":"2024-03-20T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-college-and-public-school-dei-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:31:42","slug":"alabama-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-college-and-public-school-dei-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-college-and-public-school-dei-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama legislators approve comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) prohibition for colleges and public schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-college-and-public-school-dei-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202706&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alabama Legislature Passes Comprehensive DEI Ban<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cAlabama legislature\u2064 has\u200d sent a sweeping diversity, equity, and \u2062inclusion\u200d ban to Gov.\u200d Kay Ivey\u2019s (R-AL) desk that would bar the race and gender \u200cideology in universities, public schools, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/central-african-republic-votes-under-threat-of-violence\/\" title=\"Central African Republic votes under threat of violence\">state institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lawmakers in the Yellowhammer State\u2062 sent Senate \u200bBill 129 to Ivey on Tuesday, \u200cand it awaits a signature. The bill would prohibit \u200dstate promotion of DEI and other \u201cdivisive concepts,\u201d\u2062 dealing a blow to the\u200b $16 \u2064million bureaucracy built around the \u2064ideology \u200cat state universities.<\/p>\n<h3>Stricter Regulations on DEI Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>State agencies \u200cand schools prohibited\u200c from supporting DEI-related programs<\/li>\n<li>No\u200c mandatory DEI pledges for faculty, \u200bstaff, and students<\/li>\n<li>At least eight public universities in Alabama have dedicated DEI programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Such \u201cdivisive concepts\u201d include the\u200d idea that \u201cany race, \u200ccolor, religion, sex, ethnicity,\u200d or national origin is\u200b inherently superior or inferior,\u201d that any individual should be discriminated \u2064against\u2062 because of those characteristics, and more.<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash against DEI\u200c Ideologies<\/h3>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Will Barfoot emphasized the need for academic \u2064integrity and knowledge pursuit over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-love-your-political-and-ideological-enemies\/\" title=\"How To Love Your Political And Ideological Enemies\">destructive ideologies<\/a> in higher \u2062education. The bill aims to \u2064unite people based on commonalities rather than divisive\u200d factors.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama institutions, such as the University of \u2063Alabama System, are preparing for the law, anticipating changes in line with the upcoming legislation.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact and Response<\/h3>\n<p>If signed, Alabama will be among the states, \u2064like Texas and Florida, to outlaw DEI at\u2064 universities. The move mirrors a nationwide\u200c trend,\u2064 with many states introducing bills to curb DEI ideology in educational settings.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200d updated with compelling news and insights on the evolving landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama lawmakers have passed a broad diversity, equity, and inclusion ban to Gov. Kay Ivey&#8217;s desk. The legislation aims to restrict race and gender ideology in universities, public schools, and state institutions. 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