Gov. Brian Kemp signed a batch of controversial education bills Thursday flanked by parents, teachers and children in Forsyth County. The stack of legislation included a bill banning the teaching of “divisive concepts,” a bill Kemp referred to as a “parents bill of rights,” and a measure that would bar transgender girls from playing school sports.
“We weren’t elected by the people of this state to shy away from what some would call controversial because the bills we’re signing into law today are about doing the right thing,” Kemp said.
Democrats, who held a press conference after the event, said the scene sent a message to right-wing voters.
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