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HR 1111: Georgia public high schools; promotion of critical media consumption and literacy education; encourage bipartisan support

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House Resolution 1111

By: Representatives Scott of the 76th, Davis of the 87th, and Schofield of the 63rd

A RESOLUTION

Encouraging bipartisan support for and the promotion of critical media consumption and literacy education in Georgia's public high schools as a tool to reduce political polarization and strengthen both civic and civil discourse; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, political polarization in the United States has reached historic levels, leading to rising hostility, the erosion of civil discourse, and acts of political violence threatening democratic stability; and

WHEREAS, critical media literacy education has been shown to reduce susceptibility to misinformation and increase civil discourse; and

WHEREAS, if passed, the Georgia Critical Media Literacy and Polarization Reduction Act of 2026 will establish a nonpartisan, standards based curriculum to equip students with essential civic skills.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body:

(1) Encourage bipartisan support for the passage of the Georgia Critical Media Literacy and Polarization Reduction Act of 2026; and

(2) Urge local school systems to actively promote, implement, and support the curriculum in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Education for public high schools as a tool to reduce political polarization and strengthen both civic and civil discourse. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Governor, the Georgia Department of Education, and local boards of education.