HB 1403: Stop International School Curricula and Control over Education
HB 1403 as amended by House Education puts a new twist on “local control” of education by prohibiting a local school board from handing over its authority to an international program for managing educational curricula, such as the International Baccalaureate program, which is funded by UNESCO and de-emphasizes national sovereignty, the U.S. Constitution and other patriotic aspects of the United States and its founding. The amendment requires a local school committee to prove it is not involved in any programs subject to inspections by foreign bodies or organizations, and it requires all disputes about such programs to be resolved within New Hampshire systems. Finally, the bill as amended sets up a committee to study the IB program and others like it. Please e-mail House Republicans at HouseRepublicans@leg.state.nh.us and urge strong support for the committee amendment and an OTP-A motion.