(JTA) – A middle school teacher in a district outside Houston, Texas, has been fired reportedly for reading a sexual passage from Anne Frank’s diary out loud to eighth-grade students, the district told local news. The passage came from a 2018 graphic version of the diary by the world-famous Jewish Holocaust victim that restored […]
The artist who illustrated a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary was shocked to learn it may have played a role in getting a Texas teacher fired.
"Anne Frank was 13 when she got this diary and started writing about her life. Kids the same age should be able to read it today," one Twitter user wrote.
U.S. School District confirms it is looking for a new teacher as quickly as possible after telling parents Anne Frank novel incident was being investigated - Click the link for more details.