Connecticut Bill Would Force School Nurses to Train on ‘Systemic Racism,’ ‘Anti-Blackness,’ ‘Gender Diverse Youth’

A measure in the Connecticut legislature would force school nurses to be trained on the tenets of critical race theory, including “systemic racism, explicit and implicit bias, micro aggressions, racial disparities, anti-blackness and experiences of transgender and gender diverse youth.”

The training is attached to training on endometriosis — an often painful disorder of the tissue that lines the uterus.

H.B. No. 6297 is sponsored by state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D), who has a master’s degree in social work and served as the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut.