US EditionACLU, other groups sue to block Texas' DEI ban on K-12 public schools
The lawsuit challenges Senate Bill 12 as unconstitutional, arguing it censors speech and harms marginalized students by banning DEI initiatives and LGBTQ+ supportive activities in schools.
- On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the Transgender Law Center and Baker McKenzie filed a federal lawsuit to challenge Senate Bill 12 just days before it goes into effect on Monday, September 1.
- Senate Bill 12 removes DEI programs and limits classroom discussion by prohibiting DEI initiatives and restricting race, gender identity, and sexual orientation consideration in hiring at Texas K-12 public schools, plaintiffs say it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act.
- The filing names Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath and Houston ISD, Katy ISD, and Plano ISD as defendants, with plaintiffs including a Plano teacher, a Houston high schooler, the Genders & Sexualities Alliances Network, and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas.
- The ACLU has filed for a preliminary injunction to block four provisions while the lawsuit proceeds, though a hearing on this could take weeks or months; Plano ISD and North East ISD have enforced policies beyond the law, raising discrimination concerns, Brian Klosterboer said.
- This K-12 law builds on Senate Bill 17's higher-education DEI restrictions and broader rollbacks; Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 12 in June, with Sept. 1 implementation.
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ACLU, other groups, file lawsuit to stop 'Student Identity Censorship Law' in Texas
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Supporters called Senate Bill 12 the "Parent's Bill of Rights." Now, four days before it becomes law, opponents are suing over the bill they're calling the "Student Identity Censorship Law." "Senate Bill 12 is a blatant attempt to erase students’ identities and silence the stories that make Texas strong," American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Staff Attorney Brian Klosterboer said. "SB 12 is one of the most extreme education …
ACLU, Trans Law Center, Baker McKenzie file suit challenging SB 12
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Transgender Law Center, and Baker McKenzie filed a lawsuit on Thursday evening, Aug. 28, in federal court challenging key aspects of Senate Bill 12 on behalf of the Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, a teacher, an individual student, and her parent, according to a press release from the ACLU of Texas. SB 12 bans programs and discussions relating to race, gende…
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