Only in Arizona

Just 20 days after Arizona passed the SB 1070 Immigration Law on April 23, 2010, that to many legitimize racial profiling, Governor Jan Brewer signed a new law, HB 2281, which bans ethnic studies in the Arizona curriculum. This new law targets high schools in Tucson, Arizona that teach Mexican-American Studies.

The Superintendent of public instruction, Tom Horne, endorsed the HB 2281 bills that bans ethnic studies in Arizona. Supporters of HB 2281 consider that ethnic studies should be banned because "It promotes the overthrow of the U.S. government; promotes resentment toward a race or class of people; are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group and advocate ethnic solidarity instead of treating pupils as individuals."

Arizona School officials are fighting back engaging in a long and costly legal battle. In fact, attorney Richard Martinez is representing 11 schoolteachers who are suing the state because of this bill. They look for support and donations at SaveEthnicStudies.org.