Sununu berates offer of cash prizes for allegations about NH teachers

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New Hampshire public school advocates and Governor Chris Sununu condemn a local of a recently formed conservative group, Moms for Liberty, which has offered to pay people who catch teachers breaking a new state law that limits certain types of education on racism and sexism.

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The post came after the state’s education ministry created a new system to report allegations of teachers breaking the law, which critics say will slow down class discussions about race and race. other questions.

In addition to providing a form for people to send to the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission, the Department of Education has also asked people to send their concerns about teacher conduct to a department employee. This employee’s email address has since been removed from the web page.

On Twitter, the Moms for Liberty local posted an article about the new system and offered $ 500 to anyone who caught a public school teacher breaking the new law. The group, led by Free State Project activist Rachel Goldsmith, also asked people to donate for the prize. The group says that if they cannot find concrete evidence of illegal activity, they will donate the money to literacy programs in Manchester.

The tweet drew national media attention and drew reprimands from teachers’ unions and advocates for public schools.

The New Hampshire School Administrators Association on Wednesday blamed Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut and Sununu, saying in a press release: It is now up to Governor Sununu to fix this problem. Until then, educators will work in the uncertainty that they will be reported to the state, triggering a bogus investigation, all without proof or transparency. This is not what parents want and it is not what professional educators deserve. Enough is enough.

The attorney general’s office published an FAQ this summer on the law and its impact on schools.

The Sununus office issued the following statement on this matter:

The governor condemns the tweet referring to bonuses and any kind of financial incentive is totally inappropriate and out of place. It should be noted that all complaints filed alleging discrimination on this website are referred to the Human Rights Commission for review and not to the Department of Education.

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