New York A04154 would include the Sandy Ground community in the state's education curriculum.

New York A04154 amends the education law to include the Sandy Ground community, the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States, in the education curriculum. The curriculum will include courses on patriotism, citizenship, civic education, diversity, religious tolerance, and human rights. The bill requires the State Board of Regents to determine the subjects to be included in these courses. The bill also mandates that all pupils over eight years of age in private schools attend these courses.

New York A04154 would include the Sandy Ground community in the state's education curriculum.

New York A04154 amends the education law to include the Sandy Ground community, the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States, in the education curriculum. The curriculum will include courses on patriotism, citizenship, civic education, diversity, religious tolerance, and human rights. The bill requires the State Board of Regents to determine the subjects to be included in these courses. The bill also mandates that all pupils over eight years of age in private schools attend these courses.