Bill > SB1100

This bill repeals the existing provisions related to Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations instruction in Pennsylvania public schools and replaces them with new requirements. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, all school entities in Pennsylvania shall offer instruction on the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations, integrated within social studies and language arts courses. The bill outlines specific requirements for the instruction, such as being age-appropriate and sequential, communicating the connections to intolerance and the impact of personal responsibility, and covering topics like the history of the Holocaust and other genocides. The Department of Education is tasked with reviewing and updating curriculum guidelines, providing in-service training programs, and ensuring transparency by requiring school entities to post information about their Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations curriculum online.