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Texas education proposal calls for ‘slavery’ to be changed out for ‘involuntary relocation’ when teaching second graders

Texas education proposal calls for ‘slavery’ to be changed out for ‘involuntary relocation’ when teaching second graders

Texas education officials are looking into a change in the methods slavery is taught to second graders – replacing the word “slavery” with “involuntary relocation” in state standards. The Texas Education Agency, which is responsible for setting curriculums and state-wide student assessment testing, has multiple “work groups” that draft curriculums for each subject and grade. […]