Tom Cotton’s proposal would tell local school boards what to do.

The Senate minority leader previously called it an ‘exotic notion’ to consider the year slavery began in America as a key historical moment.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) once referred to slavery as ‘the necessary evil upon which the union was built.’

GOP state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. introduced a bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’ in schools.

But the Republican senator has previously argued the government shouldn’t interfere with state and local decisions on education.