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" North East Independent School District in San Antonio identified 414 books in its libraries, which are included in a list of about 850 titles compiled by Texas Rep. Matt Krause. The lawmaker chairs the House General Investigating Committee, and asked the Texas Education Agency in October to report whether schools have any of the listed books on their shelves, where they are located, and who paid for them.
In his letter, Krause also asked schools to flag “any other books” that "might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex." "
-Excerpt from https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abda3/north-east-texas-schools-removed-400-books?fbclid=IwAR1I2Wb--lO9AzHK1TMwFr6QIANKYrKSzlIZ8H6Oi6uiZJlVyrGcNl4sYGU
While there may be a few on the list that may be a cause for concern if students were to read without having a safe space for discussion, it is abundantly clear what the agenda behind this list is. The Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 depicted a dystopian society where all books were to be burned. It is important to note that in that work of fiction, it was not an authoritarian government that set this system in place, but the people themselves who pushed for it. For this challenge, all books must be on the list to be removed by Matt Krause.
The PDF of the full list is readily available online, including in the linked article above.
-Excerpt from https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abda3/north-east-texas-schools-removed-400-books?fbclid=IwAR1I2Wb--lO9AzHK1TMwFr6QIANKYrKSzlIZ8H6Oi6uiZJlVyrGcNl4sYGU
While there may be a few on the list that may be a cause for concern if students were to read without having a safe space for discussion, it is abundantly clear what the agenda behind this list is. The Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 depicted a dystopian society where all books were to be burned. It is important to note that in that work of fiction, it was not an authoritarian government that set this system in place, but the people themselves who pushed for it. For this challenge, all books must be on the list to be removed by Matt Krause.
The PDF of the full list is readily available online, including in the linked article above.
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