Rep. Nancy Mace's Bill Puts An End To Political Agendas In Military Schools
Mace’s Bill Bans CRT and DEI in Military Schools, Putting Education Back on Track
(Washington, D.C., August 28, 2025) — Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the No Woke Indoctrination of Military Kids Act to ensure schools overseen by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) focus on education, not political agendas.
The legislation prohibits the teaching or promotion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and bans diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, training, and programs at DoDEA schools. It also provides parents with a means to hold schools accountable through enforcement measures and a formal complaint process.
“Military families give everything for this country. The last thing their children need is radical political indoctrination in school,” said Congresswoman Mace. “Children in military households deserve the same opportunity every American child gets: an education rewarding merit, achievement, and character, not left-wing ideology.”
Congresswoman Mace’s legislation builds on President Trump’s executive order, Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling, which banned CRT and gender ideology in K–12 schools. In line with President Trump’s executive order, Rep. Mace’s legislation keeps politics out of military schools, ends DEI programs, and puts learning, merit, and accountability first.
The No Woke Indoctrination of Military Kids Act:
- Bans CRT instruction and prevents schools from forcing students to adopt or affirm CRT-based concepts, including ideas about inherent racial or gender oppression, collective guilt, or moral worth based on race or sex.
- Eliminates DEI bureaucracy including diversity officers, equity action plans, and race- or gender-based affinity groups.
- Protects parents’ rights by creating a process to file formal complaints about violations.
- Requires accountability by giving the Secretary of Defense authority to enforce compliance and discipline violators.
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