Fort Worth appears to have restarted its sexual education curriculum after parents and residents pushed back on both content and the adoption process.
A board member indicated he believed some of the proposed materials would run afoul of state statutes on parental rights.
Many Texas parents say public school districts are not providing transparency in the selection of sexual education programs nor full access to approved materials.
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Calls for the inclusion of LGBT terminology and gender identity education did not persuade the state board's curriculum decision.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
LGBT activists call the sex education standards too narrow, while others fear the new plan could override abstinence-only parental teaching.
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, a college professor and candidate for State Board of Education, wrote a film review book on cross-dressing and sexualization.
Months after approving a controversial sex education curriculum, new documents released by Texas Values show that Austin ISD violated copyright law in using the curriculum without approval from a Canadian abortion provider.
The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new sex education curriculum for elementary and middle school kids that has parents concerned.
