Mexican-American Studies Class

The Texas Board of Education has yet to approve an increasingly controversial new high school course: “Mexican-American studies.” Those optimistic about getting the course made official, hope that it will pass through the Board of Education before next school year.
Democrat Ruben Cortez, proposer of the course, says that introducing the Mexican-American studies course as an official state class would keep the school curriculum “consistent” and prove itself to be “innovative” with the Latino student majority.
On the other hand, Republican Patricia Hardy, said districts have plenty of leeway in courses that can be taught, including Bible classes. Hardy then follows with, “We’re not about taking each little group out and saying, ‘You’re the majority, so we’re going to teach your history.’ We’re Americans, United States people.”
A spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency says that Mexican-American studies isn’t the only course on the list to be approved. There are 20 other courses that are still being considered for creation and the board can only create a limited amount of courses each year.