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SAISD trustees approve open‑instruction materials plan after public criticism of 'Bluebonnet' curriculum
Summary
A parent urged trustees to remove Bluebonnet Learning during public comment; the board approved a locally maintained open education resource transition plan and ratified state certification of instructional materials after staff outlined timelines, teacher review teams and transparency steps.
Taylor Kingman, president of the San Angelo Independent School District Board of Trustees, opened the March 17 regular meeting as parents and staff discussed the district’s planned use of Bluebonnet Learning and the district’s open education resource (OER) transition plan.
A parent, Alexandra Lunning of District 5, told trustees she and other families view the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum as inappropriate and said it “is unconstitutional,” arguing the material includes a religious ideology she said was woven through lessons. “The educational value of Bluebonnet is questionable,” Lunning said during public comment, adding that the curriculum could “alienate students that don’t fit into its ideology.”
District staff presented the SAISD open education resource transition plan and said the plan…
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