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Texas Parents Prevail in Fight to Stop Controversial Social Study Curriculum

Texas Parents Prevail in Fight to Stop Controversial Social Study Curriculum
Jolyn Potenza spoke against social studies curriculum changes at the Texas State Board of Education meeting on Aug. 30 in Austin, Texas. Darlene McCormick Sanchez/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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8/31/2022|Updated: 8/31/2022
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AUSTIN, Texas—In a win for conservative parents, the Texas state education board voted to shelve changes to the social studies curriculum after dozens of parents objected to adding gender, Critical Race Theory, and LGBT into education standards.

More than 100 parents and group representatives signed up to discuss the proposed curriculum and state requirements. State Board of Education members said they received thousands of emails and hundreds of phone calls from parents and teachers.

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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