We received mail from readers that asked if Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl” and the Bible were both “banned” by a Texas school district. A seemingly endless number of Facebook posts and headlines made this specific claim. Here's what we found.
Aside from the books mentioned in above video, the list of 41 previously challenged items included a graphic novel edition of Frank’s diary that was first published in 2018, titled, “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation.” The Bible also made the list. According to the, each of the two books had apparently been challenged by a lone parent.
from the superintendent, Rick Westfall. This was one fact that wasn’t mentioned in many of the popular Facebook posts about this rumor.that, on Aug. 16, just hours before the first day of classes for the new year, “a school administrator sent an email […] to principals and librarians to tell them to remove certain books that had been challenged by the end of the day.” This was because of the aforementioned new policy and guidelines of Aug. 8.
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