From DailyWire.com…..
A new bill introduced in the Oregon state legislature mandates that schools use a merit-based system when making staff reductions, unless the merit-based system interferes with the school’s “diversity ratio.”
According to the bill text, any school district that plans on making a reduction in education staff positions must retain teachers with “less seniority” if that teacher has more “merit” and “if retention of [the] teacher is necessary to maintain [the] school district’s diversity ratio.”
The bill also redefines “merit” to mean teachers that have undergone “anti-bias” and other such diversity, equity, and inclusion training.
Merit is defined in the bill as “the measurement of the ability and effectiveness of one teachers, as measured against the ability and effectiveness of another teacher based on consideration of any of the following factors … Training received by the teacher related to anti-bias, diversity, equity, inclusion, culturally responsive practices or restorative justice practices.”
