Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan began a project to diversify its classroom libraries. But books with LGBTQ themes will no longer be included, the district said, after parents complained about a story that featured a transgender child. (via wmuk1021)
The district adds that research from the University of Wisconsin shows that “only 23 percent of children’s books have characters from racially diverse backgrounds.”
“Our kids feel invisible and erased, and in order to keep them safe, and making them feel loved and included, these books need to be part of these classroom libraries. I’m not personally asking teachers to teach them, but to have them on the shelf,” she told WMUK. “That’s all George is asking for,” Davis said. She said that “George” is the title that drew the complaints at KPS, though the district has not said which book was involved.” is a picture book by Jessica Love about a little boy who dresses up as a mermaid.
“In the cases where parents are upset about the content, they can talk to the teacher, they can ask their students to have a separate book. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a whole-class project,” she said.
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