'It's unsafe for my children,' said Laney Hawes, a mother to four public school children in Texas.Hawes has been closely monitoring the new curriculum proposed
Hawes has been closely monitoring the new curriculum proposed by the Texas Education Agency, which would merge new elementary reading lessons with Bible teachings.On Monday, the House Public Education Committee discussed the new curriculum.
"The Constitution doesn't allow for the establishment of an official religion, and with this particular curriculum, looks like may not violateThe Establishment Clause being part of the First Amendment prevents the government from favoring one religion, over another. "Half a million Texans are practicing Muslims, and this new state curriculum went through and deleted every mention of Islam's Prophet Mohammed," Talarico said.
Morath replied, there could have been a number of reasons the immunity clause was included in the bill. Talarico has now accused the TEA of prioritizing Christianity in the classroom, "If you're a Muslim student, a Jewish student, a Hindu student in Texas public schools, you already stick out."
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