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Texas Education Board Approves Optional Bible-Based Curriculum for Elementary School Classes

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The Texas state board of education has approved the use of optional Bible lessons in public elementary schools, with a slim majority voting in favor. Supporters argue that the Bible is integral to American history and can enhance learning, while critics contend that the curriculum favors Christianity over other faiths, potentially violating the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The new curriculum, known as Bluebonnet Learning, will be optional for teachers and may be implemented as early as August 2025, sparking outrage among parents, teachers, and rights groups.

  1. US
    Staci Childs
    Texas Education Agency
    1. I represent Muslims, people of the Sikh faith, right? People that even don't have a faith, that are agnostic. These people should see themselves reflected in the material just as much as a Christian.
  2. US
    Caro Achar
    American Civil Liberties Union
    1. The Bluebonnet curriculum flagrantly disregards religious freedom, a cornerstone of our nation since its founding. The same politicians censoring what students can read now want to impose state-sponsored religion on to our public schools.
    2. The same politicians censoring what students can read now want to impose state-sponsored religion onto our public schools. We urge districts to reject this optional curriculum and uphold a public school education that honors the religious diversity and constitutional rights of Texas students.
  3. US
    Rachel Laser
    Americans United for Separation of Church and State
    1. Texas' new Bible-infused elementary curriculum is part of the nationwide effort by Christian Nationalists to impose their religious beliefs on public school students.
    2. Families, not politicians or public school officials, should decide if, when and how their children engage with religion.
  4. US
    Amanda Tyler
    Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
    1. This curriculum is not age-appropriate or subject matter appropriate in the way that it presents these Bible stories.
  5. US
    Bryan Henry
    1. What I find particularly insidious about it is the fact that they are going to incentivize school districts to adopt the curriculum in exchange for extra funding at a time when the state government is starving public schools of needed money because they want vouchers for private Christian schools.

First Amendment to the US Constitution

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.Guardian
  6. 6.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Politics
  2. 2.Constitution
  3. 3.Religious Freedom

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.American Civil Liberties UnionUS
  3. 3.Americans United for Separation of Church and State
  4. 4.Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
  5. 5.Democratic PartyUS
  6. 6.National Education Association
  7. 7.Sikhs

persons

  1. 1.Caro AcharUS
  2. 2.Amanda TylerUS
  3. 3.Audrey Young
  4. 4.Bryan HenryUS
  5. 5.Chancie Davis
  6. 6.Darcy Hirsh
  7. 7.Greg Abbott
  8. 8.Mike Morath
  9. 9.Pam Little
  10. 10.Rachel LaserUS
  11. 11.Sharyn Vane
  12. 12.Staci ChildsUS

technicals

  1. 1.Bible
  2. 2.Christianity
  3. 3.Bluebonnet Learning
  4. 4.Ten Commandments
  5. 5.Islam
  6. 6.First Amendment
  7. 7.Judaism
Texas Education Board Approves Optional Bible-Based Curriculum for Elementary School Classes