Iowa SF2311 mandates age-appropriate and grade-appropriate Holocaust education for middle and high school students.

Iowa SF2311 requires school boards to incorporate Holocaust education into middle and high school curricula by July 1, 2027. This education must cover the causes and ramifications of the Holocaust, antisemitism, the Third Reich, concentration camps, persecution, resistance, and post-war trials. It also includes the roles of various groups in defeating the Third Reich and the connection between intolerance and the Holocaust. The bill mandates teacher training on Holocaust education, crediting it toward their professional development.

Iowa SF2311 mandates age-appropriate and grade-appropriate Holocaust education for middle and high school students.

Iowa SF2311 requires school boards to incorporate Holocaust education into middle and high school curricula by July 1, 2027. This education must cover the causes and ramifications of the Holocaust, antisemitism, the Third Reich, concentration camps, persecution, resistance, and post-war trials. It also includes the roles of various groups in defeating the Third Reich and the connection between intolerance and the Holocaust. The bill mandates teacher training on Holocaust education, crediting it toward their professional development.