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Residents urge Alamo Heights ISD to reconsider canceled author visit, cite federal injunction on parts of SB 12
Summary
Two public commenters asked the board to reinvite a canceled children's author and to consider federal court guidance on parts of SB 12, saying the district canceled the visit over perceptions rather than the book's content and urging adherence to due process and federal law.
Retired Cambridge Elementary teacher Mary Cabane told the Alamo Heights ISD Board of Trustees that cancelling a planned children's author visit signaled a troubling gap between the district's stated values and its actions. "The author made it clear in writing that he would not speak about LGBTQ issues," Cabane said during public comment. "Nevertheless, the district withdrew the invitation based not on what he planned to say, but on fears about what he was perceived to represent."
Cabane urged the board to…
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