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‘This woman is crazy as hell!’: Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of forcing only Black student in class to re-enact slavery
Read full article: ‘This woman is crazy as hell!’: Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of forcing only Black student in class to re-enact slaveryOfficials with the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District are investigating a middle school teacher who is accused of teaching a racist lesson plan about slavery and the Civil War. That lesson has left an 8th grader hurt and embarrassed, and community leaders demanding the teacher be let go.
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Award-winning children’s author speaks to Katy ISD students after critical race theory controversy
Read full article: Award-winning children’s author speaks to Katy ISD students after critical race theory controversyAfter canceling a virtual visit by an award-winning children’s author earlier this month, Katy ISD went forward with the appearance Monday.
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Banned books back on shelves in Katy ISD after parents claimed author was teaching ‘critical race theory’
Read full article: Banned books back on shelves in Katy ISD after parents claimed author was teaching ‘critical race theory’Katy Independent School District said they reinstated an award-winning children’s author books more than a week after parents claimed the subject matter promoted “critical race theory.”
Katy ISD pulls books, cancels author’s visit after parents petition claiming subject matter teaches ‘critical race theory’
Read full article: Katy ISD pulls books, cancels author’s visit after parents petition claiming subject matter teaches ‘critical race theory’Katy Independent School District said they have “temporarily” removed books by an award-winning children’s author from their library shelves after an outcry from parents claiming the subject matter promotes critical race theory.
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Houston area author of ‘Critical Race Theory bill’ optimistic it will be signed into law soon
Read full article: Houston area author of ‘Critical Race Theory bill’ optimistic it will be signed into law soonTexas teachers could not be forced to take sides on any “currently controversial issues of public policy or social affairs” and would be limited in how they talk about things like systemic racism and white privilege if a new bill becomes law.