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Texas bill limiting teaching of current events, historic racism appears headed for governor after Senate revives it
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The bill would require teachers who discuss current events to make sure to share various perspectives without giving deference to one side. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune.
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Texas GOP senators revived a contentious bill Friday night that would limit how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom, hours after House Democrats seemed to have successfully killed the legislation. The bill now appears back on track to reach Gov. Greg Abbott s desk for approval.
The bill would require teachers who discuss current events to make sure to share various perspectives without giving deference to one side. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune
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A bill that would prescribe how Texas teachers can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom appeared dead Friday afternoon on a procedural technicality as House Democrats made a successful last effort to stop the legislation from heading to the governor’s desk.
House Bill 3979, which faced fierce opposition from teachers, education advocacy groups and business organizations, said teachers cannot be compelled to discuss current events and if they do, they must “give deference to both sides.”