
With culture wars playing out in school districts across the nation, even unlikely communities find themselves embroiled in arguments over race, gender identity, sexual orientation — and, yes, cartoon buttocks.
“The worst policies coming out of the state of Texas are taking place simultaneously in Katy,” Nicole Hill, communications director for the American Federation of Teachers-Texas (Texas AFT), said in an interview. “I look at Katy as a petri dish. We’ve had a rough couple of legislative sessions with a lot of these culture war education issues driving the narrative.” (Disclosure: The AFT is a financial supporter of Capital & Main.)