Indiana lawmakers are preparing to handle several big education topics during the next legislative session.
Some of the hot-button issues talked about at some school board meetings lately have caught state lawmakers' attention – critical race theory included.
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said he's seen evidence of it being talked about more among Hoosier schools and educators, but that banning certain words or phrases won't make for good legislation.
"I don't think you'd do very well if you wrote a bill that says you can't teach CRT," Bray said.
Some states have banned words or topics in schools for their perceived connection to critical race theory – a decades-old higher education framework to help people better understand the lasting and wide-reaching effects of racism – as CRT has become the target of people at some K-12 school board meetings and politicians across the country this year.