Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to investigate the alleged incident involving educators helping to "socially transition" a student at Bellaire High School.
On Thursday, Governor Abbott said he has sent a letter to State Representative Steve Toth to thank him for bringing these unethical actions by the educators to light.
"No parent should have to endure such treatment, and this is another example of why I have long championed school choice in Texas," said Governor Abbott. "To that end, I have instructed TEA to investigate any allegation that employees of Bellaire High School sought to socially transition any student."
At the direction of Governor Abbott, Bellaire High School, located in southwest Houston, is now under investigation by the TEA to see if the student was inappropriately "socially transitioned" against the wishes of the child's parents, which would be a violation of state laws that protect parental rights and guard against child abuse.
"Parental rights are not stripped once a child enters a classroom," the letter reads. "Schools certainly should not promote distorted notions of human biology or push children further into gender dysphoria. If the allegations against Bellaire High School are true, then these parental guarantees have been grossly violated.
During his State of the State Address earlier this year, Governor Abbott declared that Texas only recognizes two genders — male and female — and that any educator who discusses gender-transitioning with a student should be fired.