Parents, politicians and activists flooded school board meetings across the country in recent months, desperate to be heard.
Some conservative students feel like their political beliefs aren’t welcome on campuses while their families are set on “taking back” school boards, fueled by a desire to expand parental rights and block students from learning about their interpretation of critical race theory. A yellow post-it was stuck next to a cartoon drawing of female anatomy. Another one was alongside a paragraph explaining how condoms help prevent sexually transmitted infections. They were among examples of “overtly sexual content” that trigged calls for banning the text from Granbury schools.
Across Texas, schools are under pressure from Republican state leaders to scrutinize libraries for books that explore gender and sexuality. It’s part of a broader conservative crackdown on the ways schools discuss LGBT issues. Civil rights groups raised the alarm, saying the targeted books represent diverse stories important to both reflect students’ experiences back to them and expose others to realities different than their own. The ACLU of Texas argued that Granbury’s process violated students’ First Amendment rights.
Educated as a historian herself, Friesen had previously researched the World War II era, the federal government’s Executive Order 9066, and the subsequent sudden incarceration of thousands of Japanese American residents at isolated camps scattered throughout the United States.Today, Bellevue – a city of 150,000 just east of Seattle – is a thriving center of commerce.
“You really can’t leave that out of the story. You cannot tell the history of Bellevue without talking about the Japanese immigrants and the community that helped form it,” she said. Recent state actions against “divisive concepts” and a new law that bans “inappropriate” discussion of LGBTQ issues also have added a level of confusion to schools’ ability to address tough topics, educators and students said.
“It could have served as an idea,” Zaman said of the guide. “You know, just a base for something that could be. But it got shot down.”
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