SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, which oversees regulatory updates, recently approved new “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards for all Illinois Educators.”
A pro-life activist told The College Fix that these new rules are “dangerous” and could lead to pro-life teachers losing their jobs and pro-life students facing discrimination. These standards apply to teacher preparation programs.
“We care about free speech,” Sarah Minnich (above), Students for Life of America’s Upper Midwest Regional Coordinator told The Fix via a Zoom interview, noting that her employer often has to get legal groups involved to protect free speech rights.
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