The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas asked a federal judge Thursday to put a preliminary injunction on a new state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in public schools.
The law, Senate Bill 12, has banned gender and sexuality alliance clubs at high schools across the state, among other provisions. The ACLU of Texas, the Transgender Law Center and the Baker McKenzie law firm sued Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath and Houston, Katy and Plano ISDs in August, trying to block the law from being enforced. But four months into the school year, attorneys are asking for an injunction to prevent further harm to students.
The organizations filed the suit on behalf of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Network and two anonymous individuals. They say the new law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act…