Texas Tech orders faculty to recognize only two sexes in classroom
Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell directed university presidents to require that faculty recognize only two sexes—male and female—in classroom instruction and to review and revise course materials, curricula and syllabi for legal compliance. The memo ties the requirement to Texas House Bill 229, a Jan. 30 letter from Gov. Greg Abbott, and a presidential executive order, while noting that faculty retain First Amendment rights in private capacities but must follow the law when instructing students.
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Texas Tech tells faculty to revise instruction, recognize only 2 sexes in classrooms
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- Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell issued a memo directing Texas Tech University System presidents to recognize only two sexes in instruction.
- The directive cites Texas House Bill 229 and Gov. Greg Abbott’s Jan. 30 letter, as well as a Trump administration executive order, as the legal basis.
- Administrations must review course materials, curricula, syllabi and other instructional documents for compliance; faculty were told to bring questions to deans and provosts.