Controversial Bills on School Counseling, Religious Displays, and Book Bans Pass in Texas and Louisiana
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Texas lawmakers have approved a bill to allow uncertified chaplains in public schools, including to replace professional counselors, which is now awaiting the signature of Governor Greg Abbott. The move is part of a wider trend in several US states to weaken the separation of religion and government. The bill has been criticised by groups such as Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which is monitoring 1,600 bills around the country.
- Texas lawmakers approve bill to allow school districts to replace counselors with chaplains The Washington Post
- A bill that would have required Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments has failed CNN
- Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school libraries KHOU 11
- Bill on 'explicit' content in Louisiana libraries passes committee Daily Advertiser
- Bill headed to Gov. Abbott's desk sets new standards to ban books from Texas schools KTRK-TV
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