State mulls how to enforce ‘critical race theory’ law
Some experts say new regulation could be on shaky ground
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (in a file photo) signed a new law July 1 that will regulate discussion of race in classrooms. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
The Tennessee Department of Education is considering its rules for enforcing the state’s new law regulating discussions of race in the classroom.
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Critical race theory Gov. Bill Lee Tennessee Department of EducationDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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