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Complaints from parents in Dallas-area school districts have resulted in the removal of 41 of his books from the library, including illustrations from the Bible and Anne Frank's Diary.
The Texas Tribune reportedthat officials at the Keller Independent School District (ISD) ordered books removed from shelves in school libraries. I should leave the book.
According to Keller ISD spokesperson Bryce Niemann, all of the challenged books have been reviewed again by staff and librarians on the campus and new books approved last week. You need to make sure that you meet board policy.
What has changed?
After the original board met and recommended retaining some of the books, three new Conservative School Board members decided to join the seven-member school district. Elected to the board.
All new members were recipients of "Christian" Political Action Committee donations.
The Texas Tribune states that Patriot Mobile, a Texas-based mobile phone company (which donates to conservative "Christian" causes), has announced that Keller and other school board candidates has raised more than $500,000 for political donations to
Her three candidates for Patriot Mobile, supported by the Keller ISD, are her three who won.
A parent who served on the Keller ISD Book Board said the removal of these books was due to Patriot Mobile Action PAC funding for his three new books. He said he believed the results helped him pay for the campaign. Member of the Board of Education.
The school board unanimously approved a new policy on purchasing and reviewing books.
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While the Keller ISD made its list, Texas Congressman Matt Krauss (Republican) Fort Worth criticized her on race and sexuality sent a list of 850 books from To school districts seeking information on the number of books available on campus.
As a result, there have been numerous protests across Texas over books that share LGBTQ perspectives or explain the harsh realities of racism.
Critical Race Theory is particularly problematic in the state, with some parents describing her LGBTQ perspective books as "pornographic."
Jonathan Friedman of PEN America, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting free expression through literature, said: An affront to a student's First Amendment rights.
"It is virtually impossible to run a school or a library that wipes out books in response to complaints from every corner."
In the Bible It was noted ina recent New York Post articlethat some might complain.
One parent noted that the Bible contains inappropriate content, including "violence, including sexual content, rape, murder, human sacrifice, misogyny, homophobia, discrimination, and other inappropriate content." said to be included.
Another argued that good books were "out there, maps to slavery, incest, donkey and female sex, misogyny, murder, pedophilia, you name it." did.
Non-Bible books that have been removed include Toni Morrison's Her The Bluest Eye, Gender Queer: A Memoir, and Maia Kobabe.
lbraun@postmedia.com
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