Restoring Sanity Act

SB 424, the "Restoring Sanity Act," prohibits West Virginia public schools and state universities from requiring instruction, curriculum content, or statements about specific concepts related to race, ethnicity, or biological sex. It bans teaching that one race/ethnicity/biological sex is inherently superior, that individuals are racist/sexist based solely on identity, or that people bear responsibility for others' actions due to their identity. The bill also prohibits state universities from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or using funds for DEI initiatives, requiring those funds to instead support merit scholarships or reduce tuition. Additionally, it states school employees are not required to use a student’s preferred pronoun if inconsistent with their biological sex, and schools cannot be held liable for using the student’s biological sex-based pronoun.