# Plain Language Summary: September 11th Education Bill

This is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' opinion that all 50 states should teach students about the September 11th terrorist attacks in their elementary and secondary school curricula. In other words, it's a statement saying that Congress believes 9/11 should be part of what kids learn in school so that future generations remember what happened on that day.

It's important to understand what this bill actually does and doesn't do. This is not a law that would force states to do anything. It's a symbolic statement—Congress saying what it thinks is a good idea. States, school districts, and individual schools would still make their own decisions about whether and how to include 9/11 in their curriculum. The federal government doesn't have the power to mandate what gets taught in schools anyway, so this resolution is really just Congress expressing its view that this historical event deserves a place in education.

The practical effect would depend entirely on how individual states and schools respond to this message. Some schools already teach about 9/11 as part of history or social studies classes. Others might add more detailed lessons if they see this as a signal that Congress thinks it's important. Teachers would still decide how to present the material in age-appropriate ways for different grade levels. So while this resolution carries symbolic weight as a statement from Congress, it wouldn't directly change what happens in any particular classroom without schools choosing to act on it.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that people in the United States may never forget that fateful day.

 <p>This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 states should include the study of the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools.</p>