State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
State Board of Education members on Friday approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history.
TL;DR
- The State Board of Education approved a rewrite of Texas high school social studies curriculum.
- Muslims testified, requesting that the curriculum teach the positive contributions of Islamic faith to world history.
- The board disregarded these pleas in their final approval.