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Books that have been banned in Texas
Some school districts have already started taking books off their shelves even without objections from parents. An investigation by NBC News found that 400 titles dealing with race, sexuality and gender were removed from school libraries in the North East Independent School District in San Antonio. No formal complaint has been filed for their removal but administrators did so using Rep. Krauses list to review them under the new state law.
The Katy Independent School District outside of Houston has already decided that nine books are not appropriate for students at any grade level from at least 30 that it is reviewing. Under the district's policies it cannot open a review without a formal challenge to a book, but most of the books never received any such challenge.
The Granbury Independent School District near Fort Worth confirmed at the end of January that it had removed another 125 books from shelves. The district had previously decided to permanently remove five young adult fiction books, all written by Abbi Glines. The other books will be reviewed with a spokesperson telling WFAA that most of the books would likely return to shelves but was not forthcoming with a timeline.
Nor has the district complied with a records request for the titles that have been pulled, but Christopher Tackett a parent in the district tweeted out a photo of a list he was given in response to his request. Additionally, he posted a photo of boxes being removed from the library that had Krause List on the side.
https://en.as.com/en/2022/02/03/latest_news/1643899122_962175.html
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Hekate
(90,708 posts)NJCher
(35,680 posts)For whatever reason I learned that this was a censored book when I was a kid. Consequently I made it a point to get the book and read it.
I put a different cover on the book and I recall reading it while my mother walked by. I was feeling very smug.
If I were a kid at this school I would make it a point to get the books on this list and read them, every one of them.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)Mister Ed
(5,938 posts)From The Dixie Chicks to Colin Kaepernick to "To Kill A Mockingbird" to the 2020 election, cancel culture is what they're all about.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)the MAGAQs and RW-nut cases have accused Democrats of next to all the real crimes and behaviors committed by the GOP and other right wingers. You know, like accusing Dems of election fraud next to those FL GOP who actually were convicted of voter fraud.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,691 posts)As a voracious reader and a lover of books this is like killing my friends. Murder. Horrible and heartbreaking.
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Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)SunSeeker
(51,564 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)So very sad.
Walleye
(31,028 posts)My grandfather was a bird lover he had the book in his den. I was too young to read it then. But I remember her being called a communist. Of course it was a very important book in the environmental struggle
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)Chainfire
(17,542 posts)Only whites matter. And, not all of them. Mostly, white, straight, English speaking, Christian men of Western European descent matter. We will pretend that the rest of you don't exist.
The march to Fascism continues to accelerate at an amazing rate. The parallels with the 1930s Germany are crystal clear. Hate has become quit fashionable among patriotic Americans. The fist step to a pogram is to dehumanize your victims.
Dave says
(4,617 posts)We are a sick and dying democracy.
tenderfoot
(8,437 posts)eom