Texas Schools Ordered to Omit Cesar Chavez from Lessons
TL;DR
The Texas Education Agency directs all public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lesson plans and to cancel or redirect Chavez Day events amid sexual abuse allegations; the move accompanies ongoing revisions to Texas social studies standards, with districts like Austin shifting observances to Dolores Huerta and Houston renaming Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day.
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- Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons The Texas Tribune
- LAUSD moves to strip César Chávez's name from two campuses and change focus of holiday Los Angeles Times
- Chavez Revelations Force Teachers to Rethink How They Teach His Legacy The New York Times
- The California reckoning after Cesar Chavez’s fall Politico
- Cesar Chavez abuse allegations spur a movement to disavow the man — without erasing Latino history NBC News
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