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In May 2026 The Watertown, WI School Board voted 7-1 to prevent a school ensemble from performing Omar Thomas's Mother of a Revolution at the ensemble's concert.
The Watertown, WI school board seemed to reference their "controversial topics" policy when discussing their vote to prevent an ensemble from performing Omar Thomas's Mother of a Revolution. The controversial topics policy relates to divisive concepts laws & Bylica, K., Hawley, D., & Lewis, S. (2025) discuss music educators' perceptions of agency in relation to divisive concept laws. The Watertown district's act provides a real world example of how policies factor in students' & educators' lives
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Music educators’ perceptions of divisive concepts laws
Since the inception of widespread public schooling in the United States, state legislatures have mandated curricular content and instructional practices to advance various social projects and visio...
“Walking on eggshells”: music educator perceptions of agency in times of surveillance and divisive concept laws
Legislation in the United States has increasingly led to limitations on what and how educators are able to teach in the classroom. These measures, often deemed divisive concept laws, can lead to a ...