This letter explains concerns shared by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Institute of Education Reform, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, and Americans for Prosperity-Texas on specific pre-k legislation.
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...