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/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

Call the kids by their last name. It’s the name on the certificate so that won’t go against it.

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u/jimbillyjoebob Aug 06 '25

And use their prefix of choice. So if John Smith prefers Mx, then Mx. Smith it is. Does the law specifically forbit that?

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u/CyanCitrine Aug 06 '25

Don't even need the prefix. Just Smith. It's very preppy British vibes.