Perspective | If anti-DEI legislation becomes law, nuanced curricula about complicated histories will be needed

Perspective | If anti-DEI legislation becomes law, nuanced curricula about complicated histories will be needed

The day after President Trump was elected, students gathered in my classroom to talk about how this news was impacting them: they believed policymakers and voters had taken away their safety. Students wondered who would care for children in mixed-status households if their parents were deported; was it possible for Trump to deport anyone he labeled as a threat; and, why did so many people get hope from a president promising to get rid of people …