Texas middle school teacher fired after assigning graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary

“It was brought to the administration’s attention tonight that 8th grade students were reading content that was not appropriate,” the email said, according to KFDM. “The reading of that content will cease immediately. Your student’s teacher will communicate her apologies to you and your students soon, as she has expressed those apologies to us.”

The illustrated and unabridged version of Anne Frank’s Diary was listed on a reading list sent to parents at the start of the school year, but district officials said it was never approved, the station reported. The district has since launched an investigation into the disparity. A substitute teacher has been leading the reading class since last Wednesday, the school district said.

“The district is currently in the process of posting to secure a high-quality, full-time teacher as quickly as possible,” the district said. The graphic novel adaptation of the historical book has created controversy at schools before — including at Texas’ Dallas-Fort Worth’s Keller Independent School District where it was pulled off library shelves last year.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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