Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, a Jewish leader in Nevada and California and Rajan Zed, a Hindu statesman, in a joint statement in Nevada on Thursday (September 3), said that pening up the Texas schoolchildren to major world religions, native american spirituality and non-believers’ viewpoint would make them well-nurtured, well-balanced, and enlightened citizens of tomorrow.

 

Freirich and Zed argued that Texas was a very diverse society and it also made a good business sense to know the beliefs of “others” in a global community. Moreover, students should have knowledge of the entire society to become full participants in the society and it also helped advance the Board’s goal “to provide the best possible education to public school students”.

 

With its Headquarters in Austin, the State Board of Education establishes policy and provides leadership for the Texas public school system. Gail Lowe is the Chairperson of the fifteen member elected board while Robert Scott, the Commissioner of Education is its Chief Executive Officer. Texas public school system consists of over 4.7 million school children, 630,000 educators and other employees, over 8,200 campuses, 1,229 school districts and charter schools. Texas is second largest state of USA.