Amy Goodman
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In Precedent-Setting Trial, Lawyers Say Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban is Discriminatory & Illegal
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8:51Now PlayingWe go to Arizona, where a hearing is underway that will decide whether a ban on ethnic studies which eliminated the MexicanAmerican studies program in Tucson schools is unconstitutional. In 2010, Arizona passed a controversial law banning the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group that would "promote resentment toward a race or class of people." Following the passage of the bill, thenArizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ruled in 2011 that the MexicanAmerican studies program violated the state law, despite an independent auditor’s finding showing otherwise. The Tucson Unified School District ultimately suspended the acclaimed MexicanAmerican studies program in 2012 under the threat of losing up to $14 million of funding if they allowed it to continue. We are joined by Richard Martinez, one of the attorneys representing the families challenging the law.
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