Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to 'shield' children from obscene content in schools
CNN
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state education officials to create new standards that would keep "pornography" and "obscene" content out of public schools after Republican lawmakers have recently targeted LGBTQ books.
In a letter sent Monday, Abbott urged leadership at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and the State Board of Education (SBOE) to "immediately" develop the standards that would prevent children from being exposed to inappropriate content.
The standards, Abbott said, must include a process for schools to be transparent about the vetting of materials used in the classroom and libraries. The governor noted that parents and community members should be included in that process and notified when an inappropriate book is identified.
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