Texas Tech University, a notable public Tier 1 Research institution, has often held itself to a high standard when it comes to cultivating a community of students from all walks of life under the motto of “From here it’s possible.” Under new system leadership, many students have reported disruptions and class cancellations that are impacting their education.
Last fall, the Texas Tech University System passed a set of policies that originally limited the discussion of gender and sexuality in the classroom. This notion was deemed to comply with federal law which states only two genders and sexes, man and woman, can be recognized in school settings.
These policies were implemented after a Texas A&M University professor was fired over a viral video which showcased the instructor discussing gender identity in a children’s literature class. This professor has since sued the university for inhibiting her First Amendment rights…