Abilene, September 27: In an addition to conspiracies against Islam, Texas State Board of Education passed a resolution Friday to reduce the amount of times Islam is referenced in school textbooks.
Abilene resident Mary LaSalle told KTXS Sunday, that switching focus from Islam to Christianity is a good idea, “I think they wanted to even it out because it was more on Islam than there was on Christianity. I agree with them doing that for sure.”
This is the same State Board who in May, made controversial changes to social studies books reflecting a more conservative tone. Leaving some critics saying this is discrimination. Abilene parent Jennifer Gilmore doesn’t agree, “I don’t know that I would say that it is discriminatory if the case is that that’s getting more coverage than the other.”
But Mary Ellen Strinni said censoring the flow of knowledge is cheating students out of a well rounded education, “to limit what we know is a greater mistake than not knowing.”
Some parents told KTXS with the board having this much influence on their child’s lesson plans, it makes them want to get a little more involved when it comes to their students education.
Gilmore said, “reading their textbook will be pretty big to me and seeing what their studying.”
While this isn’t a mandatory resolution, it does warn textbook publishers that the board may reject book submissions if they don’t comply.
Courtesy: KTXS