A coalition of legal organizations is urging Texas school districts to reject a new state curriculum, Bluebonnet Learning, which they argue unlawfully promotes Christianity and violates students' constitutional rights. The groups threaten legal action if districts adopt the materials, which offer free access starting in 2025-26 and a $60 per student incentive.
A coalition of legal organizations on Thursday called on Texas school district leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state curriculum heavily infused with references to Christianity and biblical teachings.
"Our organizations, which have long fought for religious freedom for all, will closely monitor any school district across the state that considers implementing the Bluebonnet curriculum and will take any action that is necessary and appropriate to protect the rights of Texas children and their parents," the letter reads.
Education officials and advocates for the curriculum say references to Christianity will provide students with a better understanding of the country’s history and the impact of important texts like the Bible on the world. They also say the materials cover a broad range of faiths and only make references to religion when appropriate. Gov.
The letter sent by the legal organizations on Thursday expressed the groups’ stance that the Bluebonnet curriculum “treats Christianity and the Bible as true.” The organizations cited many lessons in the curriculum, including one for fifth-graders on the painting of The Last Supper. The organizations say it presents the Book of Matthew as “a literal and historical record of what happened.”
Law Religion BLUEBONNET CURRICULUM TEXAS SCHOOLS RELIGION IN EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
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