Greenwood County Democratic Party

GWCDP Chair Bill Kimler walked the members through House Bill H.3728, the so-called “Transparency and Integrity in Education Act”, which lists out seven “prohibited concepts” from being taught at any level of public schools.

Besides the fact that this lengthy bill targeting concepts that are not part of any curriculum in SC public schools, bills just like this have had chilling effects on schools and libraries nationwide as teachers are forced to second-guess themselves due to fear of being criminally prosecuted.

Examples:

• The absurdity of deeming a Dr. Seuss story decrying racism as inappropriate for kids
• Philadelphia high school librarian ordered to remove poster with Elie Wiesel quote
• Florida Teachers Are Emptying Classroom Libraries to Avoid Going to Jail
• The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies

Slide deck for below video.

There are members of the SC Senate, including Greenwood’s Billy Garrett, who believe the SC Supreme Court needs to be “roped in” if they issue a ruling not to their liking.

It’s important that you see for yourself the debate on this issue between Sen Garrett and fellow Republican Senator Sandy Senn from Charleston.

Justo Chalaire speaks to the members about two organizations he’s involved with:

Greenwood Counts Community Consortium – using the Lakelands Counts data platform to drive positive community-oriented outcomes.

https://www.lakelandscounts.org/

https://www.facebook.com/GreenwoodCountsCC

Greenwood Abbeville coalition – An addiction recovery group that brings together those on the journey of healing with community members to support their efforts.

https://www.facebook.com/GreenwoodAbbevilleCoalition

GWCDP Chair offers a number of updates about the Greenwood County Democratic Party including

• A summary of our finances
• Community activities we participated in recently
• Volunteer needs
• Our Convention in March
• Election of new leaders, and
• A calendar of events through February.

You can access the slide deck here.

Dr. Bettie Rose Horne has an announcement about the upcoming Recognition Reception for Sen Floyd Nicholson. Former State House candidate Daniel Duncan talks about blood donation month.