(The Center Square) - House representatives passed three bills this week aimed at protecting K-12 classrooms from the influence of the Chinese Communist Party.

The bills - PROTECT Our Kids Act, CLASS Act and TRACE Act - essentially prohibit funding from foreign sources and reinforce protections for American students and families. All three passed with bipartisan support.

U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, introduced H.R. 1005 , PROTECT Our Kids Act, which prohibits public schools from accepting funds from foreign sources and requires the schools to disclose contributions over $10,000.

Joyce called the legislation a safeguard against foreign interference in the classroom.

“American classrooms and what is taught in them should be guided by Americans, not by foreign influences,” said J

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