A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk.
Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from assisting transgender students with “social transitioning.” It also allows parents to receive a written record of books their child checks out of a school library.
The bill’s author, Republican Sen. Brandon Creighton of Conroe, also authored a 2023 law banning DEI in the state’s colleges and universities. Earlier this year he called SB 12 the “strongest Education Parental Bill of Rights in America,” one of a handful of conservative bills this session aimed at giving parents more of a say in students’ curriculum.
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