The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation regulating how public schools may teach about the events of January 6, 2021. If it becomes law, teachers will be required to present the events in a specific way and be prohibited from presenting certain viewpoints about the 2020 election. The law also prohibits teachers from presenting as credible any statement suggesting widespread election fraud could have impacted the 2020 presidential election results. This violates the First Amendment, which protects citizens from being forced to adopt or express ideological viewpoints mandated by the state. The bill raises serious First Amendment concerns involving compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination. The Constitution does not allow the government to decide which political narratives are permitted and which must be suppressed.