New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu condemned those on the Right placing a bounty on teachers who break new state laws limiting the teaching of critical race theory in public schools.
Sununu condemned the “wholly inappropriate” tweet from the New Hampshire chapter of the group Moms for Liberty offering $500 to “the person that first successfully catches a public school teacher breaking” the state’s new law banning the teaching of critical race theory, which holds that U.S. institutions are inherently racist.
“The Governor condemns the tweet referencing ‘bounties’ and any sort of financial incentive is wholly inappropriate and has no place,” Sununu spokesman Ben Vihstadt said, according to multiple outlets.
Sununu, a mainstream Republican who will on occasion criticize members of his own party, had approved language in the new state budget that prohibited teaching children they were “inferior, racist, sexist or oppressive by virtue of their race, gender or other characteristics” while rejecting a more broad ban on divisive topics taught in school.
The measure passed over the objections of Democrats, who argued the legislation will prevent teaching about implicit bias, and 10 members out of the 17 people on Sununu’s diversity council resigned in protest of the new law earlier this year, claiming there was systemic racism in New Hampshire, according to the Washington Post.
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New Hampshire’s Department of Education uploaded a new webpage last week that allows members of the public to file complaints against teachers they believe have broken the new law. All reports then go to the Human Rights Commission, which will determine any investigation and punishment.
Sununu, who recently declined a highly anticipated bid to challenge incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan in 2022, made headlines when he called for the removal of a GOP state lawmaker for spreading conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines.
