Texas Yanks Thomas Jefferson From Teaching Standard

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 1:53am

That whole "seperation of church and state" must really be bothering them...

(March 12) -- Widely regarded as one of the most important of all the founding fathers of the United States, Thomas Jefferson received a demotion of sorts Friday thanks to the Texas Board of Education.

The board voted to enact new teaching standards for history and social studies that will alter which material gets included in school textbooks. It decided to drop Jefferson from a world history section devoted to great political thinkers
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[Q]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 5:04am

*edit - because the anti-bitch pills kicked in*

This has already been posted. Updated On: 3/27/10 at 05:04 AM

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/27/10 at 1:31pm

Sorry, I don't see it anywhere.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 11:49am

Orwellian.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 11:52am

That should be on their license plates: TEXAS--BORED OF EDUCATION.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/31/10 at 11:53am

And I still don't see this story anywhere on the board...