(Washington Stand) The Texas Board of Education is taking fire for approving new high school history lessons that describe the brand of Islam that inspired the 9/11 terror attacks as “radical” and the Islamic destruction of eastern Christian communities as “brutal.” The opponents of the curriculum want nothing more than a full rehabilitation of Islam, on par with Christianity. The Texas Board of Education is far more interested in students learning the truth.
Despite objections from several Democratic members and one Republican, the Board of Education approved the new history curriculum guidelines on Friday in an 8-4 vote. The rules take effect in the 2030-2031 school year.
Under the new guidelines, Texas U.S. History curriculum will teach high school students to “identify the significance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks motivated by radical Islam, including the roles of George W. Bush, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice; the launch of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq; and the decline of civil liberties due to the PATRIOT Act.”