(CNN) Officials in a school district near Fort Worth, Texas, have directed school staff and librarians to temporarily remove books that have been challenged through the district's formal complaint process in the past school year, including the Bible and an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank's diary.
The Keller Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted policies last week that set new standards for how books and other instructional materials are chosen for schools, including putting books up for 30 days of public review before they are purchased by libraries and removing challenged materials from shelves while they are being reviewed.
"All of the books included in Tuesday's email have been included on Keller ISD's Book Challenge list over the past year. Books that meet the new guidelines will be returned to the libraries as soon as it is confirmed they comply with the new policy," the statement said.
The Keller school district allows parents, employees and district residents to file formal objections, or challenges, to books and instructional materials used in schools. A committee then considers whether the materials are educationally suitable and makes a decision on whether the material will remain in schools, the district website says.
corruptbytes on August 17th, 2022 at 13:21 UTC »
i'm going to absolutely demolish trivia nights in 15 years when these kids grow up
lilyintx on August 17th, 2022 at 11:44 UTC »
This is not just a school district this is happening all over Texas soon, it’s coming from Texas education agency. But the local school board decides how to implement and most school boards are now republican led. Get ready for legit book bans, not just suggested book bans. So sad for our children!
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Then_Campaign7264 on August 17th, 2022 at 11:02 UTC »
The fact that these books are being considered as inappropriate proves that some people need to learn the subjects available in them.
By ostensibly protecting children from the world, they are rendering them unarmed to meet the challenges of and create the solutions to the worlds problems.
“By banning books with important context, we risk the inception of more racial injustice within our society as a whole. No matter how horrible our history is, it is more important now than ever that students are well informed to prevent repeating history.” Feb 18, 2022 New York Times citing the student “Madison” from Maine.