(A federal judge issued an order that temporarily prevented Arizona from putting into effect several major provisions of the anti-immigrant law, but other repressive sections of the law did go into effect on July 29. Arizona has become an ugly battleground, and testing ground, for a new “Jim Crow,” reviving an official second-class status for the 30 percent of the people of Arizona who are Latino.
The attack on ethnic studies represents yet another “brick in the wall” of an officially sanctioned white supremacy and American chauvinism in Arizona, while encouraging its spread around the country. Many have interpreted this as targeting immigrant teachers who were first hired under a program to teach bilingual education, a program later abolished as part of the overall anti-immigrant climate. That was followed by an announcement by the state’s Department of Education that teachers with heavy accents must be removed from classes for students still learning English. This new law, passed by the Arizona legislature last April, came on the heels of Arizona’s reactionary anti-immigrant law, SB1070, which legalizes racial profiling by requiring police to stop and question anyone who they suspect is undocumented. While the law does not make ethnic studies as such illegal, those behind the law have made no secret of their desire to get rid of the Tucson school district’s Mexican American Studies and other ethnic studies programs in the state. Advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals. Are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group orĤ. Promote resentment toward a race or class of people ģ. Promote the overthrow of the United States government Ģ.
The law that went into effect on January 1 declares that a school district or charter school in Arizona cannot include in its program of instruction any course or classes that include any of the following:ġ. And the finding threatened that “the only way in which compliance can be effective within the next 60 days is by elimination of the Mexican American Studies program.” The Tucson school district could have 10 percent of its budget taken away, amounting to about $15 million, if it does not eliminate the program. The finding by Horne-now the newly elected Arizona state attorney general-gave the Tucson school district 60 days to “comply” with the law. The Fight Over Ethnic Studies in Tucson, ArizonaĪs the new year opened, the outgoing head of public education in Arizona, Tom Horne, issued an official “finding” declaring that the Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson school district, one of four ethnic studies programs in that district, was in violation of a new state law that had just gone into effect. 6.1 Myths about Ethnic Studies, the Theory.6 Bogus arguments for Tucson ethnic studies finally debunked.4 Why Did Arizona Pass An Ethnic Studies Bill?.3 Arizona Ethnic Studies Law Signed By Governor Brewer, Condemned By UN Human Rights Experts.2.2 Arizona: This Is What Apartheid Looks Like.2 Arizona Ethnic Studies Classes Banned, Teachers With Accents Can No Longer Teach English.1 The Fight Over Ethnic Studies in Tucson, Arizona.
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