The Dallas Morning News reports:

LGBTQ Pride celebrations could be banned in Texas schools under legislation up for debate Tuesday. The bill from Republican Rep. Ken King bars public schools from organizing programs “dedicated to celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual preference.”

“Having sexually-oriented celebrations at school, for all grades, is teaching our kids a sexual ideology – no matter who’s doing it,” he said.

He added: “If Pride Week is caught up in that, fine. But I didn’t specify one group over another.” If a district does so, educators’ teaching permits could be suspended or terminated while school employees could face fines up to $10,000.

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