San Antonio ISD students are two weeks into a new school year. At some elementary schools, they are navigating a new curriculum that critics call “Bible-infused.”
The San Antonio Independent School District board voted 6-1 Monday to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum — a state-endorsed instructional program for K-5th grade students that has sparked controversy over its ties to religious content.
School districts across San Antonio and Texas are deliberating on whether to adopt newly state-approved educational materials that have become controversial due to their “Bible-infused” label. What exactly is Bluebonnet Learning? KSAT took a deep dive into the curriculum for “The Conversation on KSAT Plus.”
Judson Independent School District is set to implement a portion of the controversial Bluebonnet Learning curriculum this fall.
Critics, including First Amendment advocates, worry that the curriculum blurs a line between teaching about religious literature and promoting a religion — with an incentive that could persuade cash-strapped districts.
A new public school curriculum designed by the state is causing some friction, and religion in schools is at the center of the debate.
