The Week - A group of conservative lawmakers say their bill will protect kids from profanity in the classroom. But critics say they're going way too farPublic school teachers might soon have to be extra careful about what they say both in and out of class. A group of Republican state lawmakers is trying to pass a bill requiring teachers to avoid using offensive language in front of their students. Free speech advocates, predictably, aren't crazy about the idea and point out that the bill is so poorly written that it inadvertently puts limits on what teachers could say in their own homes. Here, a brief guide:
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