OH Senator Andrew Brenner moves to eliminate DEI from all Ohio schools
Ohio Senator Andrew Brenner’s Senate Bill 113, which seeks to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in Ohio’s K-12 schools, is a necessary step toward ensuring a fair and merit-based education system. By banning DEI training, prohibiting the creation of DEI offices, and mandating the closure of existing ones, SB 113 addresses concerns that such programs often promote division and ideological indoctrination rather than unity and equal opportunity. Supporters argue that this legislation will refocus schools on core academic priorities, fostering an environment where all students are judged by their character and achievements, not their identity, thus aligning with the principles of fairness and individual responsibility that should define public education.