S 4249 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual events commemorating September 11, 2001.

S 4249 requires all New Jersey public school districts to include age-appropriate instruction about the September 11, 2001 attacks in their social studies curriculum for elementary, middle, and high school students. The bill mandates teaching specific content, including the historical context, timeline of events, first responders' heroism, humanitarian response, global impact of terrorism, and strategies for promoting tolerance. It also requires each public school to hold an annual commemorative event focused on conflict resolution, diversity, and cultural tolerance related to 9/11. The law takes effect immediately, applying to the first full school year after enactment.
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Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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