Students’ Rights Hub
Every student should receive a high-quality education in a safe environment that prepares them for their future. This fundamental promise of our democracy is under attack in Texas.
When education reflects and affirms all students, it prepares them to thrive. Yet, Texas public schools have become increasingly unwelcoming, even hostile, to Black, Brown, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and religious minority students. Young people deserve better than censorship, discrimination, and bullying from state politicians and special interest groups. Our state is diverse and our schools should reflect this diversity.
The following resources are designed to help K-12 students, parents, educators, and advocates create inclusive schools where students are safe, supported, and treated with dignity:
Witness what Texas students have to share about the books that inspire them, their experiences at school, and their visions for the future:
Each one of us has a role to play in ensuring that Texas students get a quality education in an inclusive environment — free from unconstitutional government overreach.
The ACLU of Texas has a long history of advocating with and for K-12 students, including our efforts to end the School to Prison Pipeline. We are grateful to work with our partners and coalitions like Teach the Truth, SEAT, Texas Freedom to Read Project, Texans for the Right to Read, and the All in For Equality Coalition.
