SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK CENSORSHIP
SEE Justice Forum: Book Banning
"2002 Montgomery County Culture Wars: We Stood Firm" presented by Karyl Paige.
Book challenges and bans are nothing new to libraries. Karyl will share some lessons from previous attempts at censorship.
Karyl opened her presentation by saying that 20 years (and more) ago women were, for the most part, in jobs such as secretary, nurse, teacher, librarian, etc. Women had not entered male-dominated fields in any great numbers at that time.
Then she mentioned the book Backlash, which was published when women DID start to enter male-dominated fields in significant numbers.
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
by Susan Faludi (Author)
Publisher: Crown; 15th edition (August 15, 2006)
Paperback: 608 pages
ISBN-10: 0307345424
ISBN-13: 978-0307345424
Paperback – August 15, 2006
NOTE:
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women
Faludi, Susan
First published by Crown in 1991
ISBN 10: 0517576988 ISBN 13: 9780517576984
Deep in the Pockets of Texas (43 min. 35 sec.) CNN Special Report.
"A documentary that touches on two billionaires who have been pouring millions into buying politicians and shaping the political direction of Texas. A Texas Senate member, Kel Seliger, compares it to a Russian Oligarchy. That's the what. The why is 7 mountains dominionism / Christian nationalism." Posted on YouTube Jul 30, 2022 by
Christopher Tackett.
This program is about Tim Dunn's and Farris Wilks/Wilks Brothers' outsize political donations to Texas candidates.
Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school libraries Approved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
By Sneha Dey and Raul Trey Lopez, Texas Tribune. Jolie McCullough and Alex Nguyen contributed to this story. | May 23, 2023 Updated May 24, 2023 |
Bill headed to Gov. Abbott's desk sets new standards to ban books from Texas schools
By Sneha Dey and Raul Trey Lopez, The Texas Tribune AS SEEN ON THE ABC13.COM SITE | Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:39AM |
Banned books exhibit at city libraries provide access to important literature
by Christian Betancourt, El Paso Matters | May 21, 2023 |
Frequently challenged book:
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health
by Robie H. Harris (Author), Michael Emberley (Illustrator)
Publisher: Candlewick; Illustrated edition (May 18, 2021)
Paperback: 128 pages
ISBN-10: 1536207217 ISBN-13: 978-1536207217
Young adult book first published by Candlewick in 1994
Controversial book:
Our bodies, ourselves
Pub Date: c2011.
ISBN: 9781439190661
Edition: [40th anniversary ed.], Touchstone ed.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011.
Description: xiii, 928 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note: "Completely revised and updated"--Cover.
"A Touchstone book."
Our Bodies, Ourselves
by Boston Women's Health Book Collective (Author), Judy Norsigian (Author)
Publisher: Atria Books; Revised edition (October 4, 2011)
Paperback: 944 pages
Paperback – October 4, 2011
ISBN-10: 1439190666 ISBN-13: 978-1439190661
NOTE: Originally published in 1971.
The Campaign to Sabotage Texas’s Public Schools What seems like an outbreak of local skirmishes is part of a decades-long push to privatize the education system.
By Mimi Swartz, Texas Monthly | March 2023 |
Meet the Writer Behind Our March Cover Story (Senior executive editor Mimi Swartz at Texas Monthly)
Mimi Swartz's latest epic is a must-read tale of a decades-long attempt to sabotage Texas’s public schools.
By Dan Goodgame, Texas Monthly | March 2023 |
Texas lawmakers pass bill allowing public schools to employ chaplains who have no state certification
By Raja Razek, CNN | Published 7:24 PM EDT, Thu May 25, 2023 |
Lawmakers in Texas' Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified.
Senate Bill 763, which passed 84-60, reads, "A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school."
"A chaplain employed or volunteering under this chapter is not required to be certified by the State Board for Educator Certification," it added.
Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis is 'blazing a trail' on school book bans
By Andrew DeMillo, Anthony Izaguirre, Nicholas Riccardi, all Associated Press. AP writers Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City and Arleigh Rodgers in Indianapolis contributed to this report. | May 26, 2023 3:44 PM EDT |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Family Policy Council Annual Dinner Gala, in Orlando, Florida, U.S., M...
Conroe ISD board will not have trustee on committee that reviews controversial books
By Catherine Dominguez, Your Conroe News.com Staff writer | February 24, 2023 Updated February 24, 2023 4:07 PM |
Conroe ISD to restrict board members from serving on library book review committees
By Cassandra Jenkins, Community Impact.com | February 22, 2023 2:00 PM CST |
Conroe ISD removes ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ from high school curriculum after parent’s complaint The public school district north of Houston is keeping the popular 1999 novel in its libraries for high school students and plans to revisit whether prior parental consent should be required before checking it out.
By Adam Zuvanich, Houston Public Media.org | January 18, 2023 5:06 PM |
Conroe ISD adapts to new legislation, library policies
By Kylee Haueter, Community Impact | Aug 18, 2022 CDT 8:15 AM |
Cy-Fair ISD parents will have more input on books students can access in 2022-23
By Mikah Boyd, Community Impact Newspaper | Tuesday, August 9, 2022 9:27PM |
Humble ISD parents form group to remove 'dirty books' from school libraries
By Briana Conner, KTRK Channel 13 staff | Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:18PM |
A Texas lawmaker [State Rep. Matt Krause] is targeting 850 books that he says could make students feel uneasy
by Bill Chappell, NPR staff | October 28, 2021 1:00 PM ET |
Krause Book List.pdf
Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality: State Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, asked school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms.
By Brian Lopez, Texas Tribune | Oct. 26, 2021 12 PM Central |
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