TX teachers in Keller told to remove books that were cleared after being challenged

[Nevilledog]

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Laney Hawes
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Just got word that today, the day Before school starts, @KellerISD has informed teachers & librarians to remove all previously challenged books from school shelves. Even the books that passed the challenge committees. The Diary of Anne Frank, Graphic Nov. is on this list. 🧵/1
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2/ These books went through the official district established challenge committee process. But because they all passed the committee process, our extremist Christian nationalist school board decided the process was “rigged.” Sound familiar? (2020 election)

/3 I served on the committee for The Diary of Anne Frank Graphic Novel. The person who challenged the book didn’t even show up to defend their position. But now the book is pulled.
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[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. The Taliban would be proud (nt)

[Jerry2144]

2. The Y'All Qaida is working overtime

In Howdy Arabia. We gotta get the evil-gellicals out of office in order to save this country from a descent into the Dark Ages II

[scarletlib]

3. Our enemies will not destroy us.

We will destroy ourselves with ignorance and stupidity.

[packman]

4. Interesting- the Bible (all versions) is on that list

Now, that'll I agree with

[Nevilledog]

7. Oops: Texas school staff told to pull Bible, Anne Frank adaptation from libraries

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Mike Hixenbaugh
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Aug 16, 2022
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This sets up a test of what these groups mean when they say “parents rights.” A dad challenged the Bible last spring in protest right wing book challenges.

No big deal until the district issues a blanket directive to remove all previously challenged books.

Mike Hixenbaugh
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There it is. https://dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/08/16/texas-school-staff-told-to-pull-bible-anne-frank-adaptation-from-libraries/… @TaliRichman @dallasnews

Two books in the middle of a statewide debate about "appropriate" books in schools. Gender Queer was removed from Keller ISD after a parent complained. Not My Idea was held up by state lawmakers in session as an example of a book on racism that troubled them.
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Texas school staff told to pull Bible, Anne Frank adaptation from libraries
A day before kids return to class, Keller school officials instructed campuses to pull any book that was challenged last year from library shelves.
11:15 AM · Aug 16, 2022

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/08/16/texas-school-staff-told-to-pull-bible-anne-frank-adaptation-from-libraries/



Unintended consequences takes a bow.

[Emile]

5. Of course fascist conservatives would hate Anne Frank's Diary.

Nazi loving idiots.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. The radicalized Republican party -is- the American Taliban. They're not done yet.

They do not like democracy in any form; it interferes with their agenda.