Some Texas schools may call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’

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Some Texas schools may call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’​

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Public schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as “involuntary relocation” under new social studies standards proposed to the state’s education board.

A group of nine educators submitted the idea to the State Board of Education as part of Texas’ efforts to develop new social studies curriculum, according to the Texas Tribune. The once-a-decade process updates what children learn in the state’s nearly 8,900 public schools.

The board is considering curriculum changes one year after Texas passed a law to eliminate topics from schools that make students “feel discomfort.”

Board member Aicha Davis, a Democrat who represents Dallas and Fort Worth, raised concerns during a June 15 meeting that the term wasn’t a fair representation of the slave trade. The board sent the draft back for revision, urging the educator group to “carefully examine the language used to describe events.”

“I can’t say what their intention was, but that’s not going to be acceptable,” Davis told The Texas Tribune on Thursday.

Part of the proposed draft standards obtained by The Texas Tribune say students should “compare journeys to America, including voluntary Irish immigration and involuntary relocation of African people during colonial times.”

Texas’ public education system has become heavily politicized in recent years, with lawmakers passing legislation to dictate how race and slavery should be taught in schools and conservative groups pouring large amounts of money into school board races.

Texas drew attention for a similar situation in 2015, when a student noticed wording in a textbook that referred to slaves who were brought to America as “ workers.” The book’s publisher apologized and promised to increase the number of textbook reviewers is uses.

Some Texas schools may call slavery 'involuntary relocation'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Public schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as “involuntary relocation” under new social studies standards proposed to the state's education board.

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Expect more of this if more right wing clowns get elected to school boards in the midterms.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Scenes from a American History class in 2028.

Native Americans allowed European settlers usage of their land in exchange for money and blankets.
Africans involuntary relocated to America as unpaid interns...but they were treated fairly.

 

[Micky Mikey]

According to some of the great Coli Scholars of the past and present it is better for racism to be "out in the open".

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Some of these folks in education have more word play than rappers. Involuntary relocation is technically true but certified bullshyt.

 

[Luke Cage]

Politicians and Religions need to leave education alone. People should learn facts and make judgements about said facts on their own.

 

[ORDER_66]

I saw this last night and Texas with these textbooks and rewriting of history MUST be stopped at all costs... time to go...

 

[Bud Bundy]

They continue to show us there true nature

 

[invalid]

Can someone confirm something that I heard, it was something like Texas educational curriculum dictates national educational curriculum?

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Texas has demonstrated they are on another level. They had a massive power outage that lasted well over a week in the winter. Instead of demanding an upgrade in the power grid Gov. Abbott told Texans they didn't have to wear a mask. They applauded him for it.

 

[RadaMillz]

both sides

 

[Buddy]

Some of these folks in education have more word play than rappers. Involuntary relocation is technically true but certified bullshyt.

no the fukk it ain't the shyt completely avoids the whole labor part of slavery

Can someone confirm something that I heard, it was something like Texas educational curriculum dictates national educational curriculum?

yeah, there was a lot of talk about that back when they were talking about calling the slave trade the "triangular trade"

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Texas has demonstrated they are on another level. They had a massive power outage that lasted well over a week in the winter. Instead of demanding an upgrade in the power grid Gov. Abbott told Texans they didn't have to wear a mask. They applauded him for it.

I remember that sequence of events people were getting loud about the failures of the power grid then he made that announcement
Can't believe that actually worked to take the heat off of him

America

 

[Hey_zeus]

This can't be allowed.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

I remember that sequence of events people were getting loud about the failures of the power grid then he made that announcement
Can't believe that actually worked to take the heat off of him

America

Exactly. It was too easy.

 

[Vaselclean]

This is the same "woke" language conservatives complain that liberals use.