SB474 eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, trainings, activities, offices, and officers from primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

The West Virginia Senate passed SB474 on April 12, 2025 by a vote of 31 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the goal of DEI is to pit Americans against each other. Reverse racism is still racism. Instead of providing for “equal protection of the laws,” which the U.S. Constitution upholds, DEI programs push for equity, which is rooted in communism and part of the Marxist agenda.