They’d give the class to a coach who would use it to push right wing ideology, like they already do for the single required class now.

Mandating that something be taught isn’t a blind fix - it’s more that our culture has a distinct anti-intellectual bent. I’ve taught and tutored a little civics, and I have had students that didn’t want to think about what they believed at all, just “I’m a Republican because my parents are.”

We need a culture shift back to recognizing and valuing competence and critical thinking.