A Texas charter school had to remove an anti-racist quote from its website before...

[Chris]

The Texas Education Association is apparently tasked with approving charter school applications, and there are certain hoops that applicants have to jump through. If this were a private school that did not receive taxpayer money - I'm not sure about Texas, but in Arizona charter schools receive both state and federal funding equivalent to what public schools get - it wouldn't be an issue. I don't think you can really call it censorship if the concern is that tax dollars might be going to an institution that in any way promotes an activity prohibited by state law.

Certainly that's how Texas is able to impost this regulation, because the school seeks licensing and/or funding. It's sort of like OSHA imposing mandates on healthcare facilities that take Medicare payments.

Free speech is incorporated though and I epect to see some lawsuits on this regulation.

[carolina73]

Am I wrong or does the name "Essence Preparatory" immediately send up red flags.

https://www.essenceprepsa.org/team/#our-team

[Standing Wolf]

Certainly that's how Texas is able to impost this regulation, because the school seeks licensing and/or funding. It's sort of like OSHA imposing mandates on healthcare facilities that take Medicare payments.

Free speech is incorporated though and I epect to see some lawsuits on this regulation.

I'm fairly sure the law would not impact a teacher who wanted to promote CRT on their own time and not when they're in a classroom with a captive audience of impressionable kids. If the owner or manager of a business can require that their employees hold their tongues on certain subjects during the work day, why would the situation of a teacher be any different?

[Chris]

I'm fairly sure the law would not impact a teacher who wanted to promote CRT on their own time and not when they're in a classroom with a captive audience of impressionable kids. If the owner or manager of a business can require that their employees hold their tongues on certain subjects during the work day, why would the situation of a teacher be any different?

True, the school, even if only through licensing, represents the state and its educational system the same way employees do a company.

[Peter1469]

What bothers me here is whether this is censorship?

“The opposite of racist isn’t ‘not racist.’ It is antiracist" is in my mind hate speech, racist. The opposite of racism isn't its reverse, prejudice for as opposed to prejudice against, but tolerance.

“The opposite of racist isn’t ‘not racist.’ It is antiracist"

To me, it is the new thing. To not be a racist you have to affirmatively attack anything that smacks of racism. Of course, that is bull $#@!.

[Chris]

To me, it is the new thing. To not be a racist you have to affirmatively attack anything that smacks of racism. Of course, that is bull $#@!.

You have to, for example, give blacks and other colors priority in receiving covid tests.

[Standing Wolf]

To me, it is the new thing. To not be a racist you have to affirmatively attack anything that smacks of racism. Of course, that is bull $#@!.

Beyond even that, you have to agree with The Powers That Be on what constitutes racism and what does not. You have to be careful that what you recognize and identify as racism isn't somebody else's idea of social justice or "equity". Because if you do that, you're - and I know you can see this coming from down the street and around the corner - a racist.

[Peter1469]

Beyond even that, you have to agree with The Powers That Be on what constitutes racism and what does not. You have to be careful that what you recognize and identify as racism isn't somebody else's idea of social justice or "equity". Because if you do that, you're - and I know you can see this coming from down the street and around the corner - a racist.

That's their plan.