WASHINGTON — Today, Heritage Action, a conservative organization with two million grassroots activists nationwide, including thousands of Georgians, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson supporting the Georgia House of Representatives on the passage of The Protect Students First Act (HB 1084).
Introduced by Georgia Representative Will Wade, HB 1084 protects students and teachers from racial discrimination and compelled belief in racial essentialism doctrines or practices, including trainings and seminars that promote them.
“Heritage Action is grateful for Rep. Will Wade’s leadership in putting an end to state-sanctioned racial discrimination in Georgia public schools and we support the Georgia House on the passage of this important legislation.
Critical race theory has infiltrated Georgia schools with the goal to re-shape K-12 education, teaching children that everything must be viewed through the lens of race. An Atlanta public school segregated classrooms on the basis of race. A syllabus posted by Gwinnett County Public Schools outlined documented plans to teach critical race theory to students. These are just some of the documented examples of CRT that prove why HB 1084 is needed, and we encourage the Georgia Senate to immediately consider this legislation.
Georgia’s students should be taught that they are valuable and can achieve anything they put their mind to in America, regardless of their race.”
Background:
In response to the Left’s smear campaign against HB 1084, Heritage Action released a Myth vs Fact sheet outlining the truths about The Protect Students First Act.
In August 2021, Heritage Action announced the launch of Save Our Schools, an initiative to support parents’ rights to fight for the values of their children and weed out Critical Race Theory and its divisive teachings.
In December 2021, Heritage Action joined a letter outlining policies for states to end CRT in schools. Executive Director Jessica Anderson said, “The principles laid out in this letter represent a roadmap for concerned parents and grassroots activists to use to urge their legislators to root out critical race theory.”
A June 2021 Heritage Action/OnMessage poll of likely Georgia voters shows Georgians oppose the application of CRT in their schools. 81% agree children should be taught about the American Dream available to them and not that their destiny and inherent value is dependent on skin color – a position that crosses racial, gender, geographical, and party lines with overwhelming majorities.
Heritage Action is a national grassroots organization with two million conservative activists nationwide. Heritage Action advances the policies of our partner organization, The Heritage Foundation, and works to make them a reality.
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