Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that contains elements of an "anti-critical race theory" bill that he says "tries to police classroom discussions on topics such as race."
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- Democratic Kentucky Gov.
- Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that contains elements of an “anti-critical race theory” bill.
- SB1 states in part that public schools shall provide instructions that align with certain concepts including: “An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed by other members of the same race” The bill received final passage from the state Senate last month, according to the Kentucky General Assembly page on SB 1.
- In his veto letter, Besheear said that children and adults must be able to exercise their First Amendment rights and have important discussions free of government censorship.
- The bill