Bill > H473

This bill mandates the inclusion of genocide education within the Massachusetts history and social science curriculum frameworks for both United States and world history, aiming to teach students about the dangers of national, ethnic, racial, or religious hatred and its devastating consequences. The curriculum will specifically cover historical genocides such as the Holocaust, the Holodomor (Famine-Genocide in Ukraine), the Armenian Genocide, the Pontian Greek Genocide, and more recent atrocities in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan, emphasizing the commitment of free peoples to prevent future genocides and deter indifference to crimes against humanity. The bill also directs the department to recommend teaching materials detailing the causes, reactions, progression, and aftermath of these genocides, and allows for the provision of training and resources for educators.