Teachers Tackle Black History Month, Under New Restrictions

In states where laws now limit classroom discussions about race and discrimination, many teachers are watching what they say, and are more anxious about their jobs.

In rural New Hampshire, a Spanish teacher took down a “Black Lives Matter” sign in her classroom.

In Lubbock, Texas, a social studies teacher felt that candid political discussions with students were becoming “kind of like a tightrope.”

And in Oklahoma City, a history teacher began to think twice about using the word “white” to describe people who defended slavery.