AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has directed the Texas Commissioner of Education to investigate Austin ISD over recent student protests.
Students at several Central Texas schools walked out of class on Thursday and Friday to protest recent immigration enforcement operations in the Austin area.
“I have directed the Education Commissioner to investigate this,” Abbott said in a post on X Friday night. “AISD gets taxpayer dollars to teach the subjects required by the state, not to help students skip school to protest. Our schools are for educating our children, not political indoctrination. This is one of many reasons why AISD is losing so many students.”…