Civics Alliance

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
March 3, 2026

The Iowa House passed several education measures Tuesday, including bills related to students’ free speech and social studies class standards.

House File 2336, approved in a 63-33 vote, would ban schools from discriminating against or penalizing students for engaging in religious, political or ideological speech. Specifically, the bill would prevent schools from taking action to limit the speech or punish students for expressing certain viewpoints on an issue, if other “similarly situated students” are not prevented from speaking on or presenting a different opinion the issue.