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Parent tells HCISD board Bluebonnet literacy curriculum would harm students, urges district to reject it
Summary
A parent told the Harlingen CISD board she opposes the proposed Bluebonnet curriculum, saying lessons are not age‑appropriate, rewrite Black and Native American history, and include religious stories; she urged the district to rely on proven, expert‑developed instruction.
Gabriela Gonzales, a parent of two elementary students in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, addressed trustees during public audience for non‑agenda topics and urged the board not to adopt the Bluebonnet curriculum being considered by the district.
Gonzales said the kindergarten lessons in the curriculum conflict with accepted early‑literacy guidance and cited concerns the Texas American Federation of Teachers has raised about the material. "The kindergarten lessons…
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