I heard a new term this week that we will likely be hearing a lot more: School Board Moms. The reference was in an article discussing how the pandemic had made parents much more aware of what their children were being exposed to or taught in public schools.
While many families have begun the homeschool journey as a result of that awareness, many others have become increasingly involved in the local school boards that make policy and adopt curricula that will be used in the public schools.
We often think of Texas as a pro-family state that is not susceptible to the radical agendas that we see in other states, but that’s just not true.
This week I read a horrific story from San Antonio in which a teacher in an elementary school segregated her students into two groups. One group was made up of children with black or brown hair and the other with children with blond or red hair.
According to the parents, one group was told they were smarter than the other. The “inferior” group was given games with missing pieces so their group could not win the game. The school’s response, according to News 4 San Antonio, was “…District and campus administration recognize the parent’s concerns and agree that the activity and video are not age-appropriate and will not be used again.”
Most parents would agree that this “experiment” was racist on its face and not appropriate for any student, much less 5th graders. The experiment was designed by “an internationally known diversity trainer and lecturer.”
Kudos to the San Antonio parents who made the public aware of this racist activity and were willing to confront Northside ISD about it.
Meanwhile, the legacy media has created a firestorm in response to Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill that has become law. While the legislation simply says, “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate,” the left has dubbed the bill “Don’t Say Gay” and the media has pushed that narrative arguing that the measure is very unpopular.
The reality, however, seems to be very different than what you would think from the media coverage. According to a poll released to the Daily Wire, 64% of parents across the country support the bill and think that elementary-age children should not be exposed to sexual instruction. This includes 69% of Republicans, 62% of Democrats, and 57% of Independents.
We may feel safe in Texas and think that young children are not exposed to innapropriate sexual content in Texas public schools, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
Elementary students in an Austin public school were required to participate in a “Pride Week Parade” and instructed not to share the event with their parents.
I knew she would delete it so I saved it. The assistant principal posted this video of a pride parade in school to her Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/GrUdr9V4MS
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) March 21, 2022
On March 22nd, Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Austin ISD stating, “By hosting ‘Pride Week,’ your district has, at best, undertaken a week-long instructional effort in human sexuality without parental consent. Or, worse, your district is cynically pushing a week-long indoctrination of your students that not only fails to obtain parental consent, but subtly cuts parents out of the loop. Either way, you are breaking state law,” he added.
We are indeed in a war to determine what our culture believes and supports regarding families and parents. We believe that children and families are worth fighting for and we will continue to do so.
If you believe as we do that parents have a God-given right to raise their children as they see fit, please share this article and join us in our mission of Keeping Texas Families Free.
We also have free monthly newsletters to help keep you informed about important parental rights issues and ideas to keep your homeschool fresh and inspired all year long.
Tim Lambert, THSC President
Tim Lambert, has been the president of the Texas Home School Coalition since 1990 and involved in homeschool leadership since 1984. He and his wife Lyndsay taught their four now-grown children at home for 16 years, graduating the last two in 2000. As the head of the organization for the leading home school state in the country, he is recognized as an authority on home education issues.
Tim has testified before numerous Texas legislative committees on issues related to homeschooling and often deals with state government agencies, including the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. He has also addressed such conferences as the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers on the topic. He holds a B.A. in political science from Texas Tech University and is active in the political arena, serving eight years as Republican National Committeeman for Texas. Tim is committed to serving the homeschooling community and to protecting parents’ right to choose the method of education of their children.
I heard a new term this week that we will likely be hearing a lot more: School Board Moms. The reference was in an article discussing how the pandemic had made parents much more aware of what their children were being exposed to or taught in public schools.
While many families have begun the homeschool journey as a result of that awareness, many others have become increasingly involved in the local school boards that make policy and adopt curricula that will be used in the public schools.
We often think of Texas as a pro-family state that is not susceptible to the radical agendas that we see in other states, but that’s just not true.
This week I read a horrific story from San Antonio in which a teacher in an elementary school segregated her students into two groups. One group was made up of children with black or brown hair and the other with children with blond or red hair.
According to the parents, one group was told they were smarter than the other. The “inferior” group was given games with missing pieces so their group could not win the game. The school’s response, according to News 4 San Antonio, was “…District and campus administration recognize the parent’s concerns and agree that the activity and video are not age-appropriate and will not be used again.”
Most parents would agree that this “experiment” was racist on its face and not appropriate for any student, much less 5th graders. The experiment was designed by “an internationally known diversity trainer and lecturer.”
Kudos to the San Antonio parents who made the public aware of this racist activity and were willing to confront Northside ISD about it.
Meanwhile, the legacy media has created a firestorm in response to Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill that has become law. While the legislation simply says, “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate,” the left has dubbed the bill “Don’t Say Gay” and the media has pushed that narrative arguing that the measure is very unpopular.
The reality, however, seems to be very different than what you would think from the media coverage. According to a poll released to the Daily Wire, 64% of parents across the country support the bill and think that elementary-age children should not be exposed to sexual instruction. This includes 69% of Republicans, 62% of Democrats, and 57% of Independents.
We may feel safe in Texas and think that young children are not exposed to innapropriate sexual content in Texas public schools, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
Elementary students in an Austin public school were required to participate in a “Pride Week Parade” and instructed not to share the event with their parents.
I knew she would delete it so I saved it. The assistant principal posted this video of a pride parade in school to her Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/GrUdr9V4MS
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) March 21, 2022
On March 22nd, Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Austin ISD stating, “By hosting ‘Pride Week,’ your district has, at best, undertaken a week-long instructional effort in human sexuality without parental consent. Or, worse, your district is cynically pushing a week-long indoctrination of your students that not only fails to obtain parental consent, but subtly cuts parents out of the loop. Either way, you are breaking state law,” he added.
We are indeed in a war to determine what our culture believes and supports regarding families and parents. We believe that children and families are worth fighting for and we will continue to do so.
If you believe as we do that parents have a God-given right to raise their children as they see fit, please share this article and join us in our mission of Keeping Texas Families Free.
We also have free monthly newsletters to help keep you informed about important parental rights issues and ideas to keep your homeschool fresh and inspired all year long.
Tim Lambert, THSC President
Tim Lambert, has been the president of the Texas Home School Coalition since 1990 and involved in homeschool leadership since 1984. He and his wife Lyndsay taught their four now-grown children at home for 16 years, graduating the last two in 2000. As the head of the organization for the leading home school state in the country, he is recognized as an authority on home education issues.
Tim has testified before numerous Texas legislative committees on issues related to homeschooling and often deals with state government agencies, including the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. He has also addressed such conferences as the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers on the topic. He holds a B.A. in political science from Texas Tech University and is active in the political arena, serving eight years as Republican National Committeeman for Texas. Tim is committed to serving the homeschooling community and to protecting parents’ right to choose the method of education of their children.
