Floor Vote for

Total Yeas: 106

Total Nays: 7

Total Abstained: 0

Total Missed: 7

Total Votes: 113

Vote After Roll Call:

Eskamani -

I empathize with those who have experienced trauma and family separation via communist regimes, but find it disingenuous for Republican colleagues, who constantly say they oppose "indoctrination" in our schools, to sponsor a bill that would require a specific political viewpoint be espoused onto our students. Instead, we should teach our students a holistic perspective of all economic and political systems and engage in critical thinking for them to form their own independent opinions. Ironically, it was communist regimes that dictated what can and can't be taught in schools; we should counter that -- not mimic it.