Order to Remove Dozens of Challenged Books in Texas, Including the Bible, Is an Appalling Violation of Students' Rights
Keller Independent School District Order Tramples Work by Committee to Keep Some of the Books Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NEW YORK)– One day b...
Keller Independent School District Order Tramples Work by Committee to Keep Some of the Books Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NEW YORK)– One day before the start of the start of the 2022 school year, the Keller Independent School District in Texas has ordered school officials to remove all copies of previously challenged books – including the Bible, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and Walter Mosley's 47 – from school shelves and from the districts' online library catalog. In response to the news, Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education programs at PEN America, said: 'The sweeping attempt to remove these titles from classrooms and libraries on the eve of a new school year is an appalling affront to students' First Amendment rights.