Keller ISD adopted a controversial new policy to determine what books are appropriate for students. Passionate parents are now sharing their thoughts on that policy.
Keller ISD adopted a controversial new policy to determine what books are appropriate for students. Passionate parents and students are now sharing their thoughts on that policy.The Keller Independent School District faced both praise and opposition to new rules that determine if school library books should be removed.to decide which books are deemed appropriate across all grade levels.
It uses 14 different categories to score the books in question, including profanity, depictions of violence and alcohol and drug use. Days before classes began last week, the district ordered more than 40 books removed if they had been the target of even a single complaint. Many were LGBTQ titles.This outraged many parents and former students who spoke at Monday night’s meeting.
"I often ate lunch by myself, reading books I checked out from the library. I felt books filled with boys that felt the same way that I did – misunderstood and hated by the world around them. I loved being able to relate to a character and be seen. Soon I discovered feeling different was actually normal," a former student said.
"This board in less than four months has created and planted the seeds of division and hatred that has permeated throughout our schools and our community," one parent said during public comments."It’s my space to teach my child about sexuality and that there are two genders. It’s my space to teach them they are wonderfully and beautifully made in the image of God. It’s my space to block them from pornography," another parent said.
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