Maine Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Political Advocacy in Public Schools - State and Federal Communications

February 21, 2019  •  

Maine Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Political Advocacy in Public Schools

Rep. Larry Lockman introduced a bill in the Legislature that aims to prohibit public school teachers in the state from engaging in political advocacy in the classroom.

The proposed legislation establishes a code of ethics for professional conduct that prohibits teachers from acting in their role as publicly employed educators to endorse or oppose elected officials and candidates and from introducing any controversial subject matter that is not germane to the topic of the course.

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