Concord Ledger

The New Hampshire Department of Education recently unveiled a system that will allow parents and students to submit discrimination-related complaints against teachers and staff at schools across the state, according to New Hampshire Public Radio.

“The law, called the Right to Freedom from Discrimination in Public Workplaces and Education, prohibits public school teachers from teaching that one group of people is superior or inferior to another group or that certain groups are inherently oppressive,” Chanda Prescod-Weinstein tweeted Nov. 10.

The website, intended to make it easier for parents and students to file the accusations, was coupled with the passing of the new law, which bans specific kinds of teaching about race, racism and sexism.

Once a questionnaire related to the matter is submitted, the incident will then be investigated by the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, which will decide whether charges should be filed. If it is determined that a teacher has violated the law regarding discrimination, the teacher would be subjected to having their teaching license removed.

Many of those who disagree with the law and the initiatives it has influenced say the restrictions threaten the openness of “uncomfortable classroom discussions,” which is still supposed to be allowed, according to guidance from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.

The Right to Freedom from Discrimination in Public Workplaces and Education law was passed among a wave of legislation in various states, which is generally backed by Republican lawmakers who claim that critical race theory is being taught in local public schools.