The proposal represents yet another right-wing attack on religious and racial diversity in Texas.

A new proposal in Texas would make Bible stories required reading for the state’s roughly 5.4 million public school students. The proposal, likely to pass on Friday in the Texas State Board of Education, sets out a required reading list from elementary school through high school, and includes Bible passages and stories for children as young as 6. If approved, the requirements will be…

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