Posted on Sep 20, 2023
Teacher Fired for Reading Excerpt from Illustrated Diary of Anne Frank to Eighth-Grade Class
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An unidentified Texas teacher has been fired after she read aloud an excerpt from the illustrated version of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl to her eighth-grade reading class, according to local news outlet KFDM-6.
On Thursday, Mike Canizales, the communications director and community engagement coordinator for the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (IDS) in Hamshire, Texas, told the outlet that “a version of The Diary of Anne Frank book that was not approved by the district was read in class.”
"The teacher was sent home [Wednesday]. There is an active investigation," added Canizales. PEOPLE reached out to Canizales for further comment.
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, was released in 2018. It includes intimate passages that had been edited out of Frank's original diary, which she wrote beginning at age 12 and which was first published in Frank's native Dutch in 1947.
On Thursday, Mike Canizales, the communications director and community engagement coordinator for the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District (IDS) in Hamshire, Texas, told the outlet that “a version of The Diary of Anne Frank book that was not approved by the district was read in class.”
"The teacher was sent home [Wednesday]. There is an active investigation," added Canizales. PEOPLE reached out to Canizales for further comment.
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, was released in 2018. It includes intimate passages that had been edited out of Frank's original diary, which she wrote beginning at age 12 and which was first published in Frank's native Dutch in 1947.
Teacher Fired for Reading Excerpt from Illustrated Diary of Anne Frank to Eighth-Grade Class
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Every book and article we have in our classroom now has to be on the approved list if it is within the reach of students or we use it in any form. Censorship is over the top.
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MSG Thomas Currie
When did it become "censorship" for parents or someone who is in loco parentis to decide what a child would be forced to read or do?
I constantly hear liberals screaming about "censorship" whenever parents or authorities want to stop them from forcing their agenda on children, but of course it isn't censorship when they want to keep people from accessing 'dangerous' or 'racist' materials like Mein Kampf or even Dr Seuss.
I constantly hear liberals screaming about "censorship" whenever parents or authorities want to stop them from forcing their agenda on children, but of course it isn't censorship when they want to keep people from accessing 'dangerous' or 'racist' materials like Mein Kampf or even Dr Seuss.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, was released in 2018. It includes intimate passages that had been edited out of Frank's original diary, which she wrote beginning at age 12 and which was first published in Frank's native Dutch in 1947.
Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager murdered at age 16 in the Holocaust after her family hid for two years inside the secret annex of an Amsterdam house. Her diary, which was retrieved after her death and first published in English in 1952, is regarded as a critical piece of historic literature and is often taught in school when students learn about the Holocaust.
Amy Manuel, whose twin sons are in the eighth-grade reading class in Texas, told KFDM-6 she objected to the book's content regarding Anne's attraction toward another girl, saying of the passage in which Anne writes about her fantasies, "that's not okay."
Following the incident, the school sent an email to parents Tuesday night, which reads, “It was brought to the administration's attention tonight that 8th grade students were reading content that was not appropriate. The reading of that content will cease immediately,” per KFDM-6."...
..."Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, was released in 2018. It includes intimate passages that had been edited out of Frank's original diary, which she wrote beginning at age 12 and which was first published in Frank's native Dutch in 1947.
Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager murdered at age 16 in the Holocaust after her family hid for two years inside the secret annex of an Amsterdam house. Her diary, which was retrieved after her death and first published in English in 1952, is regarded as a critical piece of historic literature and is often taught in school when students learn about the Holocaust.
Amy Manuel, whose twin sons are in the eighth-grade reading class in Texas, told KFDM-6 she objected to the book's content regarding Anne's attraction toward another girl, saying of the passage in which Anne writes about her fantasies, "that's not okay."
Following the incident, the school sent an email to parents Tuesday night, which reads, “It was brought to the administration's attention tonight that 8th grade students were reading content that was not appropriate. The reading of that content will cease immediately,” per KFDM-6."...
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