Lines Drawn
A series of illustrations, by parents and teachers, on negotiating the responsibility of caring for children in an era of continued school shootings. More
Drilled
I asked the director of College Mental Health Services for advice on leading a classroom discussion on Parkland... More
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1 person filed a complaint.
District formed a committee.
Committee voted unanimously to keep the book.
School board didn't like the committee's decision.
So now they've just... overridden it.
This is book banning.
This is Keller ISD.
This is America. https://www.jta.org/2022/08/16/united-states/texas-school-district-orders-librarians-to-remove-a-version-of-anne-franks-diary-from-shelves?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=JTA_Twitter
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