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School District Scolded by Texas Governor Denies Initially Rejecting Distribution of US Constitution to Students

Says it gave out pocket books, but according to emails and critics that only happened after threats of legal action.
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School District Scolded by Texas Governor Denies Initially Rejecting Distribution of US Constitution to Students
Pocket Constitution provided for distribution to schools by the nonprofit 917 Society to Citizens Defending Freedom in Texas in September 2023. Courtesy of Jonathan Hullihan
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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A Texas school district called out by Gov. Greg Abbott over initially refusing to distribute pocket versions of the U.S. Constitution to students denied the allegation on social media.
Mr. Abbott called the school’s action “outrageous” on the X platform, after posting a link to an Epoch Times article detailing the dispute over the pocket Constitutions.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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