Texas A&M Professors Must Follow These 2 New Rules

Two new policies at Texas A&M were just announced, but critics are pushing back, warning that the polices are setting a dangerous precedent for higher education in Texas.

Earlier this year, a slew of resignations and firings happened at Texas A&M after a controversial video inside a classroom went viral. The video shows a student interrupting a class to debate teachings that didn’t align with her personal religious beliefs and things she refers to as “my president's laws.”

There was a tremendous amount of backlash on all different sides of the arguement, and now,  two new policies were just released to clarify what professors at A&M System’s 12 universities may and may not discuss inside their classrooms.

System Policy 08.01, clarifies that no academic course within the System may teach race or gender ideology or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, unless the course and its materials are approved in advance by a university president.

System Policy 12.01, strengthens the language of the policy to ensure that members of the faculty adhere to the approved syllabus for each course. While they retain freedom to discuss relevant subject matters, faculty members are prohibited from introducing unrelated topics or teaching material inconsistent with the approved syllabus.

Professors spoke up about the rule, saying it restricts their freedoms. Although gender ideology discussions sparked the policy, race issues are now bundled into new policies. One professor spoke at a meeting saying, "Your proposal restricts the experts from discussing bona fide facts like the history of slavery..."