Right now schools across New York State are required to hold a moment of silence on 9/11.
If one liberal lawmaker has her way, teachers will also be forced to teach how the reaction to the attacks on America led to xenophobia and islamophobia.
New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, who was born in Columbia, came to the United States at nine and lived here as an illegal immigrant for 13 more years, proposed a bill that creates a “September 11th Awareness Curriculum” that includes:
How the aftermath of 9/11 led to xenophobia, islamophobia, hate crimes and discrimination.
The pro-family grassroots group “Parents Defending Education” blasted the proposed bill as tone deaf and out of touch with the thousands of innocent souls who were slaughtered that day.
“This bill, like most Democrat policies, shifts away from truth telling. There’s no ambiguity to the evil that occurred 23 years ago. That’s exactly what children should be learning in classrooms,” said Parents Defending Education Director of Federal Affairs MIchele Perez Exner.
Cruz’s bill is currently in the Education Committee of the New York State Assembly.