SBOE opposes teaching of gender

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SBOE opposes teaching of gender

By Kate Alexander | Thursday, March 11, 2010, 04:03 PM

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2010/03/11/sboe_opposes_teaching_of_gende.html?cxntfid=blogs_postcards

Worried that high school sociology students would be thrust into the world of "->-bleeped-<-s, transsexuals and who knows what else," the State Board of Education struck a reference to "sex and gender as social constructs" in the social studies curriculum standards.

Board Member Barbara Cargill, R-The Woodlands, said a discussion of the difference between sex and gender would be "very, very inappropriate" in a high school course.

But Mavis Knight, D-Dallas, said it was naive to think that high school students would not know that some of the classmates are gay, bisexual or transgendered.

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Ed board's majority conservatives steer social studies to their liking
By Zahira Torres / Austin Bureau
Posted: 03/12/2010 12:00:00 AM MST

http://www.elpasotimes.com/education/ci_14660716

Despite protests from the minority members on the board, Republican member Barbara Cargill also won support for her proposal to delete a passage that required students to "differentiate between sex and gender as social constructs and determine how gender and socialization interact."

Cargill said she was concerned after using "the Google" to search the phrase. She said it could lead to students learning about "->-bleeped-<-s, transsexuals and who knows what else."