Alabama legislature passes legislation banning state-funding of DEI, limiting teaching of ‘divisive concepts’

Alabama’s Republican-led legislature passed a new measure to ban state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities, local boards of education and government agencies. The legislation limits teaching “divisive concepts” about race and gender and prohibits transgender students from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity at public universities and colleges. Under the legislation, “divisive concepts” are defined as assigning “fault, blame or bias” to any race, religion, gender or nationality. The bill adds that concepts such as teaching that a person is “inherently responsible...