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In article <EPMQP.2$xXC6.1@fx01.iad>, rc.@hendrie.con
says...
>
> Gov. Greg Abbott is resurfacing claims that public schools across the country
> are allowing students to act as ?furries? in classrooms in his latest push to
> funnel taxpayer funds to private schools.
>
> Texas lawmakers have used the claims, which have since been debunked, to push
> for education savings accounts or school vouchers, which would give families
> taxpayer funds to go toward private-school tuition.
>
> Abbott told a group of Baptist ministers in Austin on Thursday that he was
> backing a bill, filed by Republican Rep. Stan Gerdes from Smithville, that would
> ban ?non-human? behavior in schools.
>
> "Kids in two rural school district settings go to school dressed up as cats with
> litter boxes in their classrooms. This has become so prolific, Stan Gerdes,
> State Representative in the state of Texas, is actually having to file a piece
> of legislation saying no furries in public schools in the state of Texas," said
> Abbott.
>
> The Texas Newsroom asked for the names of these two counties but did not get a
> direct answer.
>
> The Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, or
> F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act, would codify rules against students barking, hissing,
> licking or meowing in schools. The ?non-human behavior? cited in the bill would
> also ban students from wearing tails, leashes or fur, unless it?s Halloween or
> another approved holiday where costumes are expected.
>
> https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-03-14/furries-texas-school-choice-vouchers
>
> Gov. Wheelchair is a liar and an idiot. There has never been a confirmed
> incident of students being provided with litter boxes in any school. It hasn't
> happened.
>
> https://fb.watch/zjhXGQHvLG/
>
> This isn't about putting a stop to a real thing. As Rep. Talarico points out,
> this is about turning Texans against the public schools in order to gin up
> support for a vouchers program. I'm all in favor of vouchers, but sell the idea
> on its merits, not on lies.

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