Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy. The university system bars…
Four esteemed professors and a nationwide faculty coalition have filed a legal challenge against the Texas A&M University System, seeking to halt the institution's stringent guidelines on teaching about race, gender, and sexuality. The plaintiffs argue that the system's restrictions, which forbid professors from "advocating" such ideologies or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, and require presidential approval for addressing these subjects in designated courses, are unconstitutional.
The lawsuit, brought forth by the American Association of University Professors in collaboration with four professors from Texas A&M and Tarleton State University, is represented by the ACLU of Texas, the national ACLU, and the Houston-based law firm Yetter Coleman. The lawsuit is directed at the system's regents, with the case currently under consideration in a federal court in Houston.
This legal action follows a similar lawsuit filed recently by the AAUP and a Texas chapter of the same association against Texas Tech University. The controversy stems from a series of events in College Station that began with a student recording a professor during a lesson on gender identity in the summer, which subsequently garnered national attention after a Republican state lawmaker posted the video on social media.
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