Friday, November 22, 2024
Texas Jews are ‘deeply concerned’ about Christian material in proposed public school curriculum
Most of the time, as the senior rabbi of Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, Rabbi Mara Nathan's focus is on Jewish families. But this week, she's finding herself thinking about Christian ones, too.
That's because Texas is poised to adopt a public school curriculum that refers to Jesus as "the Messiah," asks kindergartners to study the Sermon on the Mount and presents the Crusades in a positive light.
The curriculum, Nathan said, "gives Christian children the sense that their family's religion is the only true religion, which is not appropriate for public school education, at the very least."
Nathan is among the many Texans raising concerns about the proposed reading curriculum as it nears final approval. Earlier this week, the Texas State Board of Education narrowly voted to proceed with the curriculum, called Bluebonnet Learning. A final vote is set for Friday.
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