The Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into Granbury ISD, a North Texas district where officials removed books with LGBTQ themes.
that the department’s Office for Civil Rights notified Granbury school officials earlier this month that it began a probe into administrators’ actions. It came after the ACLU of Texas alleged that the district violated federal anti-discrimination law.previously reported on a secret recording of Granbury superintendent Jeremy Glenn in which he told librarians to remove books related to LGBTQ issues.
The Hood County district has been embroiled in fights over books for months. Earlier this year, officials removed more than 100 books from library shelves.; Separate Is Never Equal, a memoir of a transgender child; and, a graphic novel about a Black boy’s experiences at school. Several of the books focus on racism or LGBTQ characters.The superintendent’s comments and the book removals fostered a hostile environment for LGBTQ children, the ACLU argued.
Should the Office of Civil Rights open investigations, it could take months or even years to reach resolutions.
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