Texas School District Demands Removal of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ Illustrated Adaptation From Its Libraries

thewrap.com:

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, who originally reported the news. “By the end of today, I need all books pulled from the library and classrooms,” Price, who is Keller ISD’s executive director of curriculum and instruction, reportedly wrote in the email.The action comes after conservative activist parents and school board members challenged the content of these books.

Objections reportedly included depictions of the LGBTQ community and perceived links to critical race theory. The removal of these texts has sparked backlash from certain community members. “It’s disgusting.

It’s devastating. It’s legitimate book banning, there’s no way around it,” Laney Hawes, a parent of four children in the Keller district, told the outlet. “I feel bad for the teachers and the librarians.”Parents initially spoke out against the Anne Frank text in February, though the district did not take any action at that time.

Hawes is among a group of parents that review book challenges as a committee. “When we got ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ we thought, ‘This is a joke.’ But it wasn’t,” Hawes said.