San Antonio Educators: 'Who Gave You The Right To Change The Name Of An Entire Group'
Supporters of a state-approved high school Mexican-American studies course are calling on the Texas State Board of Education to revert to the course’s commonly used name.
The board changed the course name to Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent when it approved the creation of course curriculum in April.
Educational, cultural and political groups held simultaneous news conferences in cities across Texas Wednesday with a single message for the board: When you meet in June, change the name back to Mexican-American studies.
The board is slated to give initial approval of the course’s curriculum framework on June 13.
“Our question to the nine Anglo Republican board members and one Latina Democrat: Why did you approve it?” said Juan Tejeda, a retired Mexican-American Studies Professor at Palo Alto College. “Who gave you the right to change the name of an entire group of people?
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