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Public commenter frames curriculum debate as matter of 'education versus indoctrination'
DeSoto County School District · February 6, 2026
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During public comment at the DeSoto County School District meeting, Jay Robert argued that the terms 'education' and 'indoctrination' are often conflated and framed his concerns in religious terms, urging acceptance of his faith-based conclusions. The board did not respond in open session.
Jay Robert used his allotted public-comment time to raise concerns about the language and purpose of schooling and to express personal religious convictions.
Speaking to the board, Jay Robert said he has been studying history and philosophy and described what he called a distinction between…
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