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Related: About this forumTexas' controversial new social studies law prompts McKinney school officials to cancel Youth and
Texas controversial new social studies law prompts McKinney school officials to cancel Youth and Government classby Jason Rao, Texas Tribune
McKinney school officials long took pride in their students participation in the nationwide Youth and Government program, calling the district a perennial standout.
Every year, students researched current issues, proposed and debated their own public policy, and competed in a mock legislature and elections process for statewide offices. Since the programs arrival to McKinney in 2005 as a club, seven of the districts middle school students have been elected governor the programs top honor at the statewide conference in Austin. In 2017, the district added an elective option: Seventh and eighth graders in two of the districts middle schools could now receive course credit for participating in the program.
But in June, the district canceled the elective option in response to a social studies law passed during this years regular legislative session. In an email to middle school administrators obtained by The Texas Tribune, a social studies curriculum coordinator wrote that in light of the new laws ban on political activism and policy advocacy, we will no longer be allowed [to] offer Youth & Government as an elective course for credit. As the law puts restrictions on courses, not on extracurricular activities, the original club remains available.
The cancellation is an early application of House Bill 3979, which goes into effect Sept. 1. The law is part of a nationwide movement to ban any teachings conservatives believe sow racial divisions and make white children believe they are racist. Republicans label these teachings critical race theory. The new law also restricts classroom discussions on current events and bans teaching that anyone should feel discomfort or guilt about their race.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/17/texas-social-studies-mckinney-youth-government/
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Texas' controversial new social studies law prompts McKinney school officials to cancel Youth and (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Aug 2021
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katmondoo
(6,454 posts)1. Texas is beginning to sound like the Taliban
SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)2. Beginning?
They crossed that line a while ago.
Response to TexasTowelie (Original post)
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