Texas has been at the forefront of a conservative effort across the nation to ban books that contain discussions of race, sexuality and gender identity.
Parents and school leaders in several school districts have raised concerns about an unabridged version of Anne Frank’s diary that includes sexual content.
Texas has been at the forefront of a conservative effort across the nation to ban books that contain discussions of race, sexuality and gender identity.
A Texas school district recently dismissed one of its teachers over the use of an unabridged version of Anne Frank’s diary in the classroom. When district officials learned of these actions, the teacher, who has not been publicly named, was sent home, according to KFDM, the TV station in Beaumont, Texas, that first reported the news. Mike Canizales, a spokesman for Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, told KFDM in a statement that the district will look to hire a new teacher to take over the class.
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