A new law in Utah allows students to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs

OGDEN, Utah — The syllabus in 18-year-old Madelynn Wells’ introductory film studies class assigned “Jaws” first, and then the Spanish dark comedy “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” She said she watched those, and did the written assignments with no problem. Around the third week of the term, the assignment was a film […] The post A new law in Utah allows students to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs appeared first on The Hechinger Report.