Texas school district approves policy banning classroom discussions of race and gender, restricts books and pronoun use

A Texas school board this week passed a set of policies to limit how educators may discuss topics including race, gender identity and sexual orientation with their students and give trustees greater latitude to remove books from school libraries.
The slate of new policies, passed shortly before midnight by members of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) board, also allows district personnel to misgender transgender students and prohibits transgender students from using facilities like restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.