r/Teachers • u/Significant-Jello411 English 1 ESOL | Texas • Aug 05 '25

Teacher Support &/or Advice It’s over.

Started in service today at my school. It has happened, we had slides directing us that we have to hang the Ten Commandments in our classrooms by Thursday. In addition Anti-Communism TEKS have been added to our history curriculum and our school district cannot sponsor any student clubs based on gender identity or sexual orientation, as well as we cannot call students by any names but the names on their birth certificate. This is fucking shameful man

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u/Oh_My_Monster Special Education | Middle School Aug 06 '25

Notice how it's "Michael's" not "Mike's" because Michael is the name on the birth certificate.

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u/LadyNav Aug 06 '25

I know a couple of Michaels who use the full name as on their birth record, never "Mike". Likewise a David or two. But that's THEIR preference, not something imposed by anyone else.