There is discussion about adding lessons on slavery to social studies for younger Texas students, but the terminology one group of educators proposed using got immediate pushback.
The state is looking to introduce the subject of slavery earlier than the 5th grade, eventually teaching it to students as young as 2nd grade.
"I don't know if that's a fair representation of what we should be saying about that journey," SBOE Member Aicha Davis said in a June meeting. "Extremely concerned that we are really watering down the seriousness of the slave trade by using a phrase like that. And I don't support that at all," she said.
For social studies, the state wants to introduce lessons on slavery earlier than 5th grade, with the discussion about how to approach the subject with 2nd graders.
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