New Hampshire fighting to uphold ‘divisive concepts’ law

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire is fighting to reverse a federal court ruling striking down a 2021 law barring schools from teaching “divisive” concepts about race and gender.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston to overturn a lower court ruling invalidating a 2021 state law that prohibits teaching about systemic racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination in public schools and state-funded programs. Lawyers for the attorney general’s office argued at a Tuesday hearing that the law should be allowed to take effect.