New lesson standards, including those about Islam’s violence, are pending for public school students in Texas.
Not all of the plans have been made final yet, but the state, in fact, is poised to require lessons on the basic beliefs of the Bible in public schools as well as lessons drawing connections “to Islam and violence,” according to a report at the Post Millennial.
The changes are coming from the Texas Board of Education.
The report revealed, “The social studies proposal would mandate schools to teach Bible lessons and other literary works to students as young as six years old until they graduate from high school. This includes the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the eight Beatitudes, and the Christian story of Adam and Eve.”
Further, “the board gave preliminary approval on Wednesday for middle and high school students to be taught lesson plans that draw connections between Islam and violence. Dallas Morning News reported that one approved provision would ask students to examine Islam through the Prophet Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns,” the report said.
The changes that are made final are expected to take effect during the 2030-2031 school year.
It was board member Brandon Hall who had suggested lessons on “Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes,” as well as Islam’s kidnapping of females to use as harem slaves.
The move comes as there has been raised significant concern in the state over the influx of Muslims, and their plans for massive 400-acre Muslim city projects.
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At the Texas Tribune, a report said, “For months, educators, Democrats and public education advocates criticized Texas’ social studies revamp as rushed. Conservative advocates and Republican board members insisted on pushing the process forward.”
The report said the board is determining what students must learn in reading and social studies.
“Along with Bible stories in reading, the social studies proposal features a dramatic transformation in how Texas schools have long administered lessons on history, geography, economics and government. It eliminates the current sixth-grade world cultures course, deemphasizes world history outside of European tradition and dedicates more focus to Texas and the United States,” the report said.
The publication revealed that conservative leaders are pushing for the changes that they believe will end lessons that paint America in a negative light.
“Sociology classes, for example, currently require students to understand ‘the impact of race and ethnicity on society’ and ‘analyze the varying treatment patterns of minority groups.’ But that standard was eliminated in the newly proposed social studies plan,” the report said.
Board members also eliminated a social studies standard requiring students to learn of Muslim contributions to algebra and astronomy.
“Let me be very clear: Islam is not a religion,” state Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, testified before the education board Monday. “It is a totalitarian theocracy, not unlike totalitarian systems of communism, Nazism and globalism.”
And, the report said, “Elizabeth Jensen, who identified herself as a Texas school board trustee but did not specify the district, told the education panel that she believes ‘slavery was and still is fundamental to Sharia,’ referring to the set of moral codes and principles that Muslims follow.”
Muslims have objected repeatedly to the various moves being considered.
