OPPOSITION TO PREJUDICE AGAINST STUDENTS

WHEREAS, the American Federation of Teachers has consistently opposed prejudice against students, including discrimination because of race, religion, and sex, and has enacted this principle as part of its constitution; and

WHEREAS, the climate of bigotry encouraged by resurgence of such groups as the Ku Klux Klan, the so-called Moral Majority, and other right-wing groups, has contributed to the defeat of friends of organized labor in the United States; and

WHEREAS, the American Federation of Teachers can help its members by preparing lesson plans and other literature for use by teachers to combat "all forms of bias in education," which is a constitutional objective of the AFT:

RESOLVED, that the AFT, in response to requests from its locals and/or members, prepare lesson plans and literature to educate students about the causes and adverse effects of bigotry and prejudice.