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Should Ohio public universities be prohibited from requiring diversity training and endorsing controversial beliefs?

This question refers to the controversial Senate Bill 83, also known as the Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act. If fully enacted, it would ban mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training at public colleges, prohibit university staff from striking, and mandate that classrooms be free from political 'indoctrination' on specified concepts. Supporters see it as a necessary correction to liberal bias in academia, while opponents view it as a direct attack on academic freedom and labor rights.

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41%
Yes
59%
No
37%
Yes
50%
No
3%
Yes, ban faculty strikes and prioritize intellectual diversity over DEI.
7%
No, this is state-sponsored censorship of academic freedom.
1%
Yes, pass Senate Bill 83 to stop woke indoctrination.
2%
No, it destroys tenure and micromanages the classroom.

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 @BDGLM75 from Ohio  answered…1mo1MO

Higher education is a place for freedom- unless it tramples the rights of others - but do not allow terroristic views

 @BD423NH from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

Everyone is evryone it doesnt matter

 @BCZ5T6N from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

No, but classrooms shouldn't indoctrinate people on specified concepts. A class room shouldn't tell people how to think, it should give people the ability to think for themselves.

 @BCY6Z27 from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, it should not be required, but also not prohibited

 @BCRGWKC from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

The university should be allowed to make this decision, and parents and students can decide what universities to send their kids to depending on their past decisions. I also do think intellectual diversity should be preserved, and more debate should be held.

 @BCQFKCM from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but not ban faculty strikes, unless they get out of hand. I think it's important that universities become breading grounds for intellectual debate, not echo chambers.

 @BCNLCM6 from Ohio  answered…2mos2MO

20 piece chicken nuggets

 @BCHWZYG from Ohio  answered…3mos3MO

I don't think they should be prohibited but there should be some restrictions

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