Overview
- Companion bills were introduced in the State Senate and Assembly to add the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack to New York’s required instruction.
- The proposal would apply to public and private schools, with lessons taught at some point after students reach age 8.
- The measure would place Jan. 6 alongside existing mandated topics such as slavery, the Holocaust, and Ireland’s 19th‑century mass starvation.
- A draft states the goal is to promote patriotic and civic service as part of preparing students for citizenship.
- Sponsors cite the president’s rhetoric and clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, while New York Republicans denounce the plan as partisan and the White House offered no immediate comment.