AUSTIN – Over objections from educators and civic groups, Gov. Abbott signed the “Anti-Critical-Race-Theory” legislation into law.
The law goes into effect on Sept 1st and advocates say the new law will have a chilling effect on schools.
Texas is the latest conservative state to bar certain concepts related to race and facism from being discussed in the classroom.
Educators who object say the new law will make it harder for them to teach about America’s true past and present.
However, the language of the new law is vague.
Pat Hardy, a Republican member of the State Board of Education and who is a former history teacher, is quoted as saying “We’ve got a piece of junk legislation to work with”. Hardy had hoped that the proposed law would have been vetoed.
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