PRIORITY BILL*
WFA STANCE:
SUPPORT
WFA CATEGORY:
Family Values
TOPIC:
Truth in Education (Historical, Fact-Based)
STATUS:
House Did not Consider for Introduction
SCHEDULE:
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No Committee Meetings or Floor Sessions Currently Scheduled
SPONSOR(S):
Representative Geringer
CO-SPONSOR(S):
Representative(s) Banks, Davis, Filer, Fornstrom, Lawley, Lien, Neiman; Senator(s) Biteman, Brennan
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SUMMARY:
This joint resolution requests the Wyoming State Board of Education to amend its social studies student content and performance standards to incorporate teaching benchmarks that critically analyze the negative consequences of communism, fascism, and socialism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The resolution highlights the importance of educating Wyoming’s youth about the historical realities and human rights abuses associated with these political ideologies, as well as the favorable views of these ideologies among younger generations in the United States.
The proposed teaching benchmarks may include instruction on documented historical events, human rights abuses, and the comparison of these ideologies with the founding principles of the United States, such as democracy and individual rights. Additionally, the benchmarks could cover the economic and political conditions that led to the emergence of communist revolutions and the methods used to spread these ideologies. The resolution emphasizes the need for a historically informed understanding of these topics to foster critical thinking among students.
Summary by FastDemocracy
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https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HJ0007
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