Vote to Defeat Senate HB 1403

HB1403, establishes a new requirement for approval of a public school:

“a public school or public academy shall be deemed to meet school approval standards only if the curriculum and instruction of the school or academy promotes state and national sovereignty and is not subject to the governance of a foreign body or organization.”

Passage of HB 1403 would deny New Hampshire communities local control of their children’s education. In particular, it would place undue burden on the Bedford and Merrimack Valley School Districts by requiring them to eliminate the International Baccalaureate program.

We urge all New Hampshire senators to vote against this bill.