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Texas GOP legislators plan to replace certified counselors in schools with "chaplains" [1]

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Date: 2023-04-25  

Republicans in both houses of the Texas legislature have introduced a law to allow local schools to dispense with trained and certified counselors, and replace them with “chaplains.”

Well, one of the major definitions of “chaplain" is “a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military,” so it makes sense as the traitorous secessionists of the (anti)Republican Party prepare the children of Texas for another try at Civil War.

Though, the major motivation is probably to sneakily cram God and the Bible back into public schools. But, sweet Jesus, who knows anymore with the GOP?

In a post entitled Texas is first step in a national plan to install ‘chaplains’ in public schools instead of professional counselors, BaptistNews.com reported on April 20,

The Texas Legislature is considering House Bill 3614 and Senate Bill 763, which would allow Texas schools to hire chaplains to perform the work of school counselors but without any required certification, training or experience…. The House bill’s sponsor is Rep. Cole Hefner of Mount Pleasant, Texas. Hefner, the father of seven children, is a member of South Jefferson Baptist Church in Lindale. The Senate bill’s sponsor is Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston, a proponent of taxpayer-funded vouchers for private Christian schools. Both legislators are conservative Republicans. Currently, Texas law requires school counselors to pass a school counselor certification exam, to hold at least a 48-hour master’s degree in counseling from an accredited institution of higher education, and to have two creditable years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher. Hefner’s bill would allow “chaplains” to replace these trained and licensed school counselors.

Has anyone seen similar legislation proposed in other states?

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