Perhaps it's ironic — or even prophetic — that something purporting to stop so-called "divisive concepts" would be so divisive.

A lawsuit concerning these relatively new state regulations is making its way through the court system.

What are these concepts? What do they mean? And why is there a lawsuit against the state about them? In July, The State We’re In host Melanie Plenda explored these questions with NAACP President James McKim, Granite State News Collaborative Reporter Adam Drapcho, ACLU-NH Legal Director Gilles Bissonnette, and plaintiff Tina Philibotte, who serves as the Manchester School Districts Chief Equity Officer.