Anne Frank graphic novel reinstated in
Texas school following controversy
Posted By: Citoyen, 8/25/2022 2:25:30 PM
A Texas school district will restore a graphic novel edition of Anne Frank's Diary to its classrooms following protests against orders to remove it. The version of the famous Holocaust memoir, by Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, was first published in 2019. It was adapted from Frank's unabridged journal, which contains sexual references and mentions of homosexuality.
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A Texas school district will restore a graphic novel edition of Anne Frank's Diary to its classrooms following protests against orders to remove it. The version of the famous Holocaust memoir, by Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman and illustrator David Polonsky, was first published in 2019. It was adapted from Frank's unabridged journal, which contains sexual references and mentions of homosexuality.
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Court Rejects Democrat Official’s Attempt
to Keep 26K Dead People on Michigan Voter Rolls 25 replies
to Keep 26K Dead People on Michigan Voter Rolls 25 replies
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Total chaos as millions of student loan
borrowers rush to get Joe Biden's $10,000
debt amnesty 24 replies
borrowers rush to get Joe Biden's $10,000
debt amnesty 24 replies
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This story illustrates several problems with public schools, concerned parents and left-wing activists. Obviously Anne Frank's Diary and the Bible, which was also removed, should not ever be removed from school libraries. According to this story they were removed due to "parental complaints." The complaints are not listed but the article states that the unabridged diary contains references to teenage sex and homosexuality. Obviously the Bible contains some fairly raw material. The cause for this crazy removal is due to the incessant left-wing obsession with inserting garbage literature into public schools. School boards are paranoid and are perhaps removing all books that have any complaints against them. We know that common sense is a disappearing virtue from public schools.