School districts across Texas — but especially in Tarrant County — have become the front line in a conservative culture war.
After hours of discussion from nearly 200 speakers, the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board narrowly passed a new set of policies limiting how teachers talk about race, gender and sexuality, and which bathrooms transgender students can use.School districts across Texas — but especially in Tarrant County — have become the front line in a conservative culture war targeting how history is taught, which books are allowed in schools and the rights of trans students.
Under the new policy, if a library book is challenged and removed, it won't be eligible for consideration again for at least 10 years. The ACLU of Texas said the new policies threaten First Amendment rights and could have a chilling effect on the classroom.Nearby Southlake's Carroll ISD has battled for several years over how teachers can talk about race, including a
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